W.P.No.19124 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 11.09.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR W.P.No.19124 of 2019 and W.M.P.Nos.18491 and 21857 of 2019 Tamil Nadu Village Administrative Officers' Association rep by its State General Secretary Mr.K.Selvan, VAO., TNVAOA Illam, S/o.V.P.Karamani, No.26, Venkatachalam Street, Triplicane, Chennai – 5. .. Petitioner vs 1.The Government of Tamil Nadu rep. By its Secretary to Government, P & AR Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9. 2.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 9. 3.The Additional Chief Secretary/ Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai -5. … Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records connected in G.O.Ms.No.70, Revenue and Disaster Management [Ser-7(1)] 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19124 of 2019 Department, dated 25.02.2019 of the 2nd respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to fill up all the 2896 VAO posts through TNPSC so as to reduce the regular VAOs heavy work load such as additional charge/in-charge. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Arumugam For Respondents : Mr.T.Chandrasekaran Special Government Pleader O R D E R Mr.K.Arumugam, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration and thus the writ petition has become infructuous. He also made an endorsement to that effect. 2. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and endorsement made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this writ petition is closed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 11.09.2025 Speaking order / Non-speaking order Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No msv 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19124 of 2019 To 1.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu P & AR Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9. 2.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 9. 3.The Additional Chief Secretary/ Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai -5. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19124 of 2019 T. VINOD KUMAR , J. msv W.P.No.19124 of 2019 and W.M.P.Nos.18491 and 21857 of 2019 11.09.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis