P.Gnanasekaran v. The Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.08.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE P.Gnanasekaran ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Public Works(E1) Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai-09.

2.The Engineer-in-Chief and Chief Engineer (General), Public Works Department, Chepauk, Chennai-05.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order of suspension in G.O.D.No.142, Public works (E1) Department, dated 23.04.2013, on the file of the respondent No.1 and quash the same as illegal and consequently directing the respondents to revoke the order of the suspension and reinstate the petitioner in service forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Venkatesan For Respondents : Ms.D.Farjana Ghoushia, Special Government Pleader 1/4

O R D E R

A Joint representation has been made both by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that subsequent to the impugned suspension order, the petitioner has been dismissed from service on 24.06.2019 through the Government Order in G.O.(D).No.153, Public Works Department (E1) Department, dated 24.06.2019.

2. Since the impugned suspension order has culminated into a dismissal order dismissing the petitioner from service, nothing survives for further adjudication in this Writ Petition.

3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

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To 1.The Secretary to Government, Public Works(E1) Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai-09.

2.The Engineer-in-Chief and Chief Engineer (General), Public Works Department, Chepauk, Chennai-05.

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

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