T.Saravanan, S/O.Thangavel v. The Director Of Town Panchayat

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 09.09.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.18165 & 18166 of 2017 T.Saravanan : Petitioner Vs.

1.The Director of Town Panchayats, O/o. The Director of Town Panchayats, 4th Floor, Kuralagam, Chennai - 600 108.

2.The Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, O/o. the Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, Dindigul Division, Collector Office Campus, Dindigul.

3.The District Collector, Karur District, Karur.

: Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the entire records pertaining to the impugned notice issued by the 1/6

second respondent by his proceedings in O.Mu.No.1242/2017/Peru.2 dated 26.07.2017 and quash the same as illegal and consequently to direct the third respondent to issue a transfer of post of Junior Assistant to the petitioner in anyone of the vacancies available in the Town Panchayats of Karur District by considering the G.O.(Ms).No. 48, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (T.P.II) Department dated 30.03.1998 and G.O.(Ms).No.153 Personnel and Administrative Reforms (B) Department dated 22.06.1998 and present physical status of the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Santhana Krishnan For Respondents : Mrs.D.Farjana Ghoushia Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the impugned notice issued by the second respondent dated 26.07.2017 and the petitioner has sought for a consequential direction from the third respondent to issue transfer of post of Junior Assistant to the petitioner in any of the vacancies available in the Town Panchayats of Karur District by considering the G.O.(Ms).No.48, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (T.P.II) Department dated 30.03.1998 and G.O.(Ms).No.153 Personnel and Administrative Reforms (B) Department dated 22.06.1998.

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2.It is brought to the notice of this Court by the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents on instructions that subsequent to the passing of the impugned order, a proposal has been sent to the Government for transferring the petitioner from the post of Bill Collector to the post of Junior Assistant.

3.Learned Counsel for the petitioner on instructions would submit that the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is given to the Government to dispose of the proposal for transferring the petitioner from the post of Bill Collector to the post of Junior Assistant within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 4.No prejudice will be caused to the respondents if such a direction is issued.

5.For the foregoing reasons, this Writ Petition is disposed of, by directing the first respondent to pass final orders on the proposal submitted by the second respondent recommending transfer of the petitioner from the post of Bill Collector to the post of Junior Assistant within a period of six [6] months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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6.With the aforesaid direction, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 09.09.2024 Index :Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes/No MR 4/6

To 1.The Director of Town Panchayats, O/o. The Director of Town Panchayats, 4th Floor, Kuralagam, Chennai - 600 108.

2.The Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, O/o. the Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, Dindigul Division, Collector Office Campus, Dindigul.

3.The District Collector, Karur District, Karur.

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE , J.

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