M.Merlin Soba v. The Principal Secretary /

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.11.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI W.P.(MD) No.21660 of 2017 and W.M.P(MD).Nos.17955 to 17957 of 2017 1.M.Merlin Soba Agronomist, Watershed Development Team Member Collectorate Campus, Sivagangai 2.R.Divya Sociologist, Watershed Development Team Member Collectorate Campus, Sivagangai 3.G.Rameshkumar Engineer, Watershed Development Team Member Collectorate Campus, Sivagangai 4.M.Arokia Ratchaganathan Engineer, Watershed Development Team Member Collectorate Campus, Sivagangai 5.V.Sundaram Sociologist, Watershed Development Team Member Collectorate Campus, Sivagangai ... Petitioners -Vs1.The Principal Secretary/ the Agriculture Production Commissioner Secretariat Fort. St.George, Chennai 600 009 2.The Chief Executive Officer State Level Nodal Agency TANCOF building No.55 Thiru Vi.Ka.Industrial Estate Ekkattuthangal, Chennai 600 032 1/3

3.The District Collector/Chairman Collectorate Campus Sivagangai 4.The Project Officer/Joint Director of Agriculture Collectorate Campus Sivagangai ... 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 in Letter No.1975/Ma.E.Mu/2010 dated 24.10.2017 on the file of the respondent no.2 and quash the same as illegal to the extent of terminating the services of the petitioner from the post Engineer, Watershed Development Team Member and consequently to direct the respondents to retain the petitioner till the end of consolidation phase of the integrated Watershed Management Programme.

For Petitioners : Mr.T.Aswin Rajasimman For Respondents : Mr.C.M.Mari Chellaiah Prabhu Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the writ petitioners has circulated a letter to the Registry, dated 22.11.2019, seeking permission of this Court to withdraw this petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect in the petition.

2.Recording the abovesaid letter and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the writ petitioners, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD-I) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) 2/3

MSA To 1.The Principal Secretary/ the Agriculture Production Commissioner Secretariat Fort. St.George Chennai 600 009 2.The Chief Executive Officer State Level Nodal Agency TANCOF building No.55 Thiru Vi.Ka.Industrial Estate Ekkattuthangal, Chennai 600 032 3.The District Collector/Chairman Collectorate Campus Sivagangai 4.The Project Officer/Joint Director of Agriculture Collectorate Campus Sivagangai +1 CC to M/s.T. LAJAPATHI ROY, Advocate ( SR-101632[F] dated 27/11/2019 ) +1 CC to M/s.SPL GP ( SR-102361[F] dated 28/11/2019 ) SMA/16/12/19/3P/7C W.P.(MD) No.21660 of 2017 and W.M.P(MD).Nos.17955 to 17957 of 2017 26.11.2019 3/3