IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 05.08.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER WP No. 16086 of 2016 AND WMP No. 13887, 13888 & 21287 of 2016 J.Vijayakumar, S/o.James Paulraj, No.25, Paulraj Compound, Vaithiyanathapuram, Madurai-10. Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The State of Tamil nadu, Rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-9. 2. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chepauk, Chennai-5. 3. The Commissioner, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. 4. Mr.M.Selvakumar, Superintendent, Zone No.3, Revenue Section, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. 5. Tmt.N.K.Malini, Superintendent, Central Engineering Section, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. 6. Tmt.S.Krishnaveni, Superintendent, Zone No.1, Revenue Section, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. 7. Mr.I.David Paul, Superintendent, Personal Clerk to Mayor, JNNURM Section, Corporation of 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Madurai, Madurai. 8. Tmt.R.Sivabakkiam, Superintendent II, JNNURM Pension Section, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. 9. Mr.G.Balaji, Superintendent, Zone No.III, Engineering Section, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. 10. Mr.S.Rajaram, Superintendent, Central Revenue Section, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. 11. Tmt.M.Anandam, Superintendent, Zone No.4, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. 12. Mr.A.Liyakath Ali Khan, Superintendent, Zone No.1, Engineering Section, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. 13. Tmt.R.Radha, Superintendent, Central Town Health Section, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. Respondent(s) PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records connected in Letter no.15319/Corpn.4/2011-37, dated 09.02.2016 of the first respondent and MaNi1/004724/2014, dated 04.03.2014 passed by the third respondent and quash the same and direct the respondents 1 to 3 to promote the petitioner to the post of Office Superintendent on par with the petitioner's juniors with all consequential benefits. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Arumugam For Respondents : Mr.Abhinav Parthasarathy for R3 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ORDER Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the cause does not survive in the present Writ Petition. 2.Recording the said submission, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. (K. SURENDER,J) dn Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No To 1.The State of Tamil nadu, Rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-9. 2. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chepauk, Chennai-5. 3. The Commissioner, Corporation of Madurai, Madurai. K. SURENDER , J 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis dn Writ Petition No.16086 of 2016 05.08.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis