W.P.No.5534 of 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23.01.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.No.5534 of 2014 and M.P.No.1 of 2014 E.Janatha ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The Government of Tamil Nadu represented by the Secretary to Government, Environment & Forests Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 2.The Member – Secretary Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, 76, Mount Salai, Guindy, Chennai 600 032. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order of the second respondent 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.5534 of 2014 in Proc.No.TNPC Bd/Per/P5/003752/2014 dated 07.02.2014 and quash the same and direct the second respondent to restore the pay fixation as existed prior to the issue of the impugned order and grant all consequential benefits to the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Rajendran For Respondent 1 : Mr.R.Murthi, Government Advocate For Respondent 2 : Mr.Madhuri Donti Reddy, SC ********** ORDER An order of recovery dated 07.02.2014 is the subject of challenge in this writ petition. Such challenge is primarily on the ground that the petitioner was not provided a reasonable opportunity before such order was issued. Both learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the second respondent submit that the issue arising for consideration in this writ petition was considered in a batch of earlier cases in W.P.Nos.32492 to 32497 of 2013, order dated 31.08.2020, 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.5534 of 2014 C.Kasthuri v. The Government of Tamil Nadu and another. By following the said order, the order impugned herein is quashed and the matter is remanded for re-consideration of the second respondent. Such re- consideration shall be undertaken after putting the petitioner on notice and providing a reasonable opportunity to the petitioner. 2. Therefore, W.P.No.5534 of 2014 is disposed on these terms without any order as to costs. Consequently, the connected M.P.No.1 of 2014 is also closed. 23.01.2025 rna Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Neutral Citation: Yes / No To 1.The Secretary to Government, Environment & Forests Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 2.The Member – Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, 76, Mount Salai, Guindy, Chennai 600 032. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.5534 of 2014 SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J rna W.P.No.5534 of 2014 and M.P.No.1 of 2014 23.01.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis