W.P.No.16380 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 05.06.2025 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN W.P.No.16380 of 2025 and W.M.P.No.20607 of 2025 Geetha ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Secretary to Government Electricity Department, Government of Puducherry Puducherry 605 001 2.The Superintending Engineer-cum-HoD Electricity Department No.137, N.S.C. Bose Road Puducherry 605 001 ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Certiorari, calling for the concern records relating to the order dated 27.03.2025 in O.A.No.291 of 2025 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench and quash the same. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.16380 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.M.Gnanasekar For Respondents : Mr.R.Syed Mustafa Spl. Govt. Pleader (Pondy) ORDER M.S.RAMESH, J. AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J. When the recruitment notification prescribes an upper age limit of 33 years, sofaras the candidates belonging to Most Backward Community are concerned, the petitioner herein who is aged about 38 years, may not have a right to participate in the selection process. Taking this aspect into consideration, the Central Administrative Tribunal had rejeected the plea of the petitioner herein through the impugned order. Hence, we do not find any reason to interfere with the impugned order. 2.The Writ Petition stands dismissed accordingly. We hereby clarify that the dismissal of the present Writ Petition shall not have any https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.16380 of 2025 bearing on the O.A.No.495 of 2025, which is claiming to be pending before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [M.S.R, J.] [V.L.N, J.] 05.06.2025 kas Index: Yes / No Neutral Citation To. 1.The Secretary to Government Electricity Department, Government of Puducherry Puducherry 605 001 2.The Superintending Engineer-cum-HoD Electricity Department No.137, N.S.C. Bose Road Puducherry 605 001 3.The Central Administrative Tribunal Chennai Bench https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.16380 of 2025 M.S.RAMESH, J. AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J. kas W.P.No.16380 of 2025 and W.M.P.No.20607 of 2025 05.06.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis