WP No.44338 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21.11.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN WP No.44338 of 2025 V.Govardhanan : Petitioner Versus GAIL (INDIA) Ltd. Rep. By its Chairman & Managing Director, Gail Bhawan, 16, Bhikaiji Cama Place, R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110 066 : Respondent Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus quashing clause 2.8 of the recruitment advertisement bearing No.Advt. No.Gail/Open/Law/1/ 2025 qua restricting the eligibility to lawyers working in large law firms (having annual turnover more than ten crores) as unconstitutional, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India 1950. For Petitioner : Mr.M.N.Kathir https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.44338 of 2025 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Application has been moved seeking correction of the typographical error in the order dated 20.11.2025. 2. It is stated that name of the counsel for petitioner has been wrongly recorded as counsel representing the respondent. In view of the above, the order dated 20.11.2025 is recalled. 3. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner Mr.M.N.Kathir, now appears as counsel for the petitioner and submits that the petitioner does not intend to press the petition and he may be permitted to withdraw. 4. The prayer is allowed. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, WMP Nos.49457, 49459 of 2025 are closed. (MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.) 21.11.2025 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No tar https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.44338 of 2025 To The Chairman & Managing Director, GAIL (INDIA) Ltd. Gail Bhawan, 16, Bhikaiji Cama Place, R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110 066 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.44338 of 2025 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN , J. (tar) WP No.44338 of 2025 21.11.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis