Rajendran v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 04.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE S.SRIMATHY W.P(MD).No.13940 of 2025 and W.M.P(MD).Nos.10423 and 10424 of 2025 THE NET/SLET ASSOCIATION, (Regn. No.27/2008) Represented by its General Secretary, R. Thanga Muniyandi, S/o. M.Raja, 1/2 Indira Nagar, Ilayankudi Road East, Sivangangai - 630561, Sivangangai District..

... Petitioner -vs1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat,

2. The State of Tamil Nadu, Department of Higher Education, 1/6

3. The State of Tamil Nadu, Department of Finance,

4. The Director of Collegiate Education, EVK Sampath Maligai, 9th Floor, College Road, Chennai-600 006.

5. The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, EVK Sampath Maligai, 9th Floor, College Road, Chennai-600 006.

6. The Additional Chief Secretary & The Commissioner for Administrative Reforms, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department,

7. The Director, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, No.293, M.K.N Road, Alandur, Chennai - 600 016.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in G.O.(Ms.) No. 19, Higher education (H1) Department dated 25.01.2019 on the file of the Respondent No.2 and the consequential impugned order in Na.Ka.No.28403/T5/2015, dated 30.01.2019 on the file of the Respondent No.4 and the subsequent 2/6

impugned Order in Na.Ka.No.49552/T5/2018, dated 12.02.2019 on the file of the Respondent No.4 and quash the same as illegal and consequently to direct the Respondents No.6 & 7 to conduct a detailed enquiry into the matter of extension of service to the illegally appointed surplus teaching staff of Annamalai University.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Louis For R1 to R6 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) The writ proceedings has been instituted by the NET/SLET Association which is a registered association. The relief sought for in the present writ petition is to set aside G.O.(Ms.) No. 19, Higher education (H1) Department dated 25.01.2019. The Government Order relates to extension of services of the surplus teaching staff of Annamalai University in the cadre of Assistant Professor on redeployment in various discipline in Government Arts and Science Colleges and Colleges of Education for further period of 5 years agreement basis under Section 19 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Condition of Service) Act, 2016. Declaration of teaching staff as surplus and deputing those teachers to other institutions 3/6

are the individual grievances and therefore, the association cannot maintain a writ petition in order to redress the grievances of such individual aggrieved teachers.

2. The Courts have held that association cannot maintain writ petition in service matters in order to redress the grievances of the individual employees.

3. By granting liberty to the aggrieved persons to approach the Court, the writ petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

(S.M.S., J.) (S.S.Y., J.) 04.07.2025 NCC :yes/No Index :yes/No Internet:yes/No rgm 4/6

To

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat,

2. The State of Tamil Nadu, Department of Higher Education,

3. The State of Tamil Nadu, Department of Finance,

4. The Director of Collegiate Education, EVK Sampath Maligai, 9th Floor, College Road, Chennai-600 006.

5. The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, EVK Sampath Maligai, 9th Floor, College Road, Chennai-600 006.

6. The Additional Chief Secretary & The Commissioner for Administrative Reforms, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, 5/6

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

and S.SRIMATHY, J.

rgm

7. The Director, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, No.293, M.K.N Road, Alandur, Chennai - 600 016.

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