P.Ganesh Prabhu v. State Of Tamil Nadu
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21.08.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.13102 to 13104 & 19468 of 2018 1.P.Ganesh Prabhu 2.K.Vanaja 3.P.Latha 4.R.Vasudevan 5.N.Dhanasekaran 6.S.Divagar 7.M.Ramesh 8.M.Giruba 9.S.Bharathi 10.T.Selvakannan 11.A.Rajathi 12.R.Subatra 13.N.Raveena 14.A.Deveka 15.M.Kalaiyarasi 16.K.R.Soneya 17.L.Priyanka 18.C.Saraswathi 19.K.Rajendran 20.A.Shelly Rajkumar 21.V.G.Jaikrishnan 22.C.Agila 1/7
23.P.Suhirdha 24.N.Selvi 25.L.M.Sivakumar 26.R.Indumathi 27.G.Thilagavathi 28.V.Meenakshi 29.A.Murugan 30.M.Sangeethapriya 31.N.Palanisamy 32.R.Senthilkumar 33.N.Siva 34.N.Vijayakumar 35.S.Ramesh 36.K.Sagadevan 37.K.Kumanan 38.R.Usha 39.P.Elangovan 40.D.Anandhaselvi 41.P.Manohar 42.I.Singadurai 43.K.R.Rajendran 44.G.Balagangathara Thilagar 45.P.Rajangam 46.P.Prasanna 47.S.Senthilkumar 48.A.Asaruf Ali : Petitioners in W.P.(MD)No.14513/18 1.P.Socreteeshpandi 2.D.Saravanan 3.S.Pandeeswaran 4.S.Padmavathi 2/7
5.C.Chandrasekaran 6.S.Vijayakumar 7.P.Selvakumar : Petitioners in W.P.(MD)No.14514/18 Vs.
1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by its Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government, Agriculture Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
2.The Director of Agriculture, O/o. the Director of Agriculture, Chennai - 5.
3.Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Rep by its Controller of Examination & Secretary (In-Charge), Frazer Bridge Road, Park Town, Chennai - 600 003.
: Respondents in both Writ Petitions COMMON PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned notification in Notification No.09/2018 dated 03.05.2018 and the impugned Supplemental Notification in No.09A/2018 dated 23.05.2018 on the 3/7
file of the third respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently for a direction, directing the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioners in the post of Agricultural Officer (Extension) within the time period stipulated by this Court. For Petitioners : Mr.G.Karthik for M/s.T.Lajapathy Roy & Associates For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mrs.D.Farjana Ghoushia Special Government Pleader For Respondent No.3 : Mr.J.Anand Kumar Standing Counsel [In both Writ Petitions] COMMON ORDER When these Writ Petitions are taken up for hearing, it is represented by the learned Counsel for the petitioners that subsequent to the filing of these writ petitions, subsequent notifications have been issued.
2.Since subsequent notifications have been issued, nothing survives for further adjudication in these Writ Petitions insofar as the first limb of the prayer sought for by the petitioners is concerned. 4/7
3.Insofar as the second limb of the prayer sought for by the petitioners in these Writ Petitions namely to regularize the services of the petitioners in the post of Agricultural Officer [Extension] is concerned, no prejudice would be caused to any of the parties if the petitioners are allowed to give a representation for the same to the first and second respondents.
4.Accordingly, a direction is issued to the first and second respondents to consider the representations of the petitioners once received, on merits and in accordance with law. 5.In the result, these Writ Petitions are disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
21.08.2024 Index :Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes/No MR 5/7
To 1.The Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Agriculture Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
2.The Director of Agriculture, O/o. the Director of Agriculture, Chennai - 5.
3.The Controller of Examination & Secretary (In-Charge), Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Frazer Bridge Road, Park Town, Chennai - 600 003.
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ABDUL QUDDHOSE , J.
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