W.P.Nos.1125 of 2022 & 18475 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18.02.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE N.MALA W.P.Nos.1125 of 2022 & 18475 of 2021 and WMP.Nos.1183 of 2022, 19707 & 19708 of 2021 W.P.No.1125 of 2022 D.Balathandayutham ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Secretary to Government Labour Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai – 9. 2. The Commissioner of Labour Department of Labour, DMS Complex, Teynampet, Ann Salai, Chennai – 6. 3. The Controller of Legal Metrology Government of Tamil Nadu DMS Complex, Chennai – 6. 4. The Union of India Rep.by the Secretary to Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, KrishiBhavan, New Delhi. 5. The Director Indian Institute of Legal Metrology Ranchi, Jharkhand. ... Respondents https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.1125 of 2022 & 18475 of 2021 PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue Writ of Declaration by declaring that the petitioner is eligible to function as Assistant Commissioner of Labour in all four wings viz., Plantation, Enforcement, Social Security Scheme and Conciliation in terms of the qualification set out in notification published by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. W.P.No.18475 of 2021 1. K.Ravi Jeyaraman 2. M.Varatharajan 3. S.Sivakumar ... Petitioners Vs. 1. The Secretary to Government Labour Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai – 9. 2. The Commissioner of Labour Department of Labour, DMS Complex, Teynampet, Ann Salai, Chennai – 6. 3. The Controller of Legal Metrology Government of Tamil Nadu DMS Complex, Chennai – 6. 4. The Union of India Rep.by the Secretary to Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. Page 2 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.1125 of 2022 & 18475 of 2021 5. The Director Indian Institute of Legal Metrology Ranchi, Jharkhand. ... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to forward the names of the petitioners for Legal Metrology Training at the 5th respondent Institute at Ranchi as had been done in the case of their juniors by order dated 05.04.2021 within a time frame. For Petitioners : Mr.K.S.Saravanan in both writ petitions For Respondents : Mr.L.S.M.Hasan Fazil Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R3 Mr.A.Veeramani for R4 Central Government Counsel No appearance for R5 in both writ petitions C O M M O N O R D E R The petitioners have filed these writ petitions to declare them as eligible to function as Assistant Commissioner of Labour in all four wings viz., Plantation, Enforcement, Social Security Scheme and Conciliation in terms of https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.1125 of 2022 & 18475 of 2021 the qualification set out in notification published by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. 2. With the consent of both counsels, the writ petitions are disposed by common order. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that since the petitioners did not possess the requisite educational qualification they were not allowed to undergo the training course at the Institute of legal Metrology Training, at Ranchi by the respondents. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that on the recommendations of the Government of Tamil Nadu the Central Government relaxed the rules in favour of the petitioners for undergoing the training and thereafter the petitioners underwent the training and also obtained the certificates. 4. In the light of the fact that the petitioners obtained the training certificates from the 5th respondent on 10.06.2024, in my view, nothing https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.1125 of 2022 & 18475 of 2021 survives for further adjudication in these writ petitions. Accordingly, these writ petitions stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are also closed. 18.02.2025 dpq Index : Yes /No Speaking Order : Yes/No To 1. The Secretary to Government Labour Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai – 9. 2. The Commissioner of Labour Department of Labour, DMS Complex, Teynampet, Ann Salai, Chennai – 6. 3. The Controller of Legal Metrology Government of Tamil Nadu DMS Complex, Chennai – 6. 4. The Union of India Rep.by the Secretary to Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. 5. The Director Indian Institute of Legal Metrology Ranchi, Jharkhand. Page 5 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Nos.1125 of 2022 & 18475 of 2021 N. MALA, J. dpq W.P.Nos.1125 of 2022 & 18475 of 2021 and WMP.Nos.1183 of 2022, 19707 & 19708 of 2021 18.02.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis