WP No.17082 of 202 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23.10.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER WP No. 17082 of 2012 N.Gunashekaran Petitioner(s) Vs 1. Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education (F2) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600009. 2. The Director of Collegiate Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, College Road, Chennai-600 006. 3. G.P.Raman 4. Ravishankar 5. A.R.Rajamani 6. M.Ravichandran 7. N.Varadarajan ... Respondents https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.17082 of 202 PRAYER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking Writ of Certiorari Mandamus to call for the records relating to the order RC.No.15872/J2/2012 dated 31.05.2012 passed by the 2 nd respondent quash the same in so far as the seniority assigned to erstwhile Readers, particularly the Petitioner is concerned and direct the 1 st and 2 nd respondents to recast the seniority of the petitioner herein by placing the petitioner senior to all the erstwhile Lecturers (Selection Grade) in the merged post of Associate Professor by reckoning his inter se seniority among erstwhile Readers on the basis of his date of promotion to the post of Reader and consequently to direct 1 st and 2 nd respondents to promote the petitioner to the post of Principal in any of the State Government Colleges in Tamilnadu with effect from 01.01.2011, with all consequential benefits including payment of arrears of pay and allowances in the said post. For Petitioner(s): Ms.Y.Kavitha for M/s.P.V.S.Giridhar & Sai Associates For Respondent(s): Mr. C.Gauthamaraj, GA for R1 & R2 Mr. D.Nagasaila for R3 to R7 ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the entire case record was returned to petitioner way back in the year 2016 itself and till date, the petitioner has not made any alternate arrangements to prosecute the Writ Petition. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.17082 of 202 2. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. K.SURENDER, J. 23-10-2025 Jai Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet : Yes/No Neutral Citation: Yes /No To 1. Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education (F2) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600009. 2. The Director of Collegiate Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, College Road, Chennai-600 006. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.17082 of 202 K.SURENDER, J. jai WP No. 10501 of 2016 23-10-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis