WP No. 31711 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 01-04-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA WP No. 31711 of 2019 1. M.S.Sankarapandian S/o. M.M.Sivanandhan, Vocational Instructor, Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Cheyyar - 604 407, Thiruvannamalai District. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai -600 009 2.The Joint Director of School Education (Higher Secondary), DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006. Respondent(s) PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned Government Order issued by the 1st respondent in G.O.Ms.No. 185, School Education (VE) Department dated 25.08.2008 and to https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 31711 of 2019 Quash the same in so far as in Para 3(3) is concerned and consequently directing the respondents to reckon the seniority from the date of appointment / regularization in the post of Vocational Instructor for promotion to the post of P.G. Assistant in Commerce and thereby include the name of the petitioner in 2019 panel issued by the 2nd respondent in Proceedings bearing Na.Ka.No. 049969/ W2/E1/2019 dated 17.10.2019, as per the seniority from the date of regularization in the post of Vocational Instructor with consequential promotion to the post of P.G.Assistant in Commerce with all consequential and attendant benefits, within a time frame to be fixed by this Honble Court. For Petitioner: Mr.S.Nedunchezhiyan For Respondents: Mrs.P.Rajarajeswari Government Advocate ORDER Heard Mr.S.Nedunchezhiyan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.P.Rajarajeswari, learned Government Advocate for the respondents and perused the materials placed on record, apart from the pleadings of the parties. 2. The petitioner has filed this writ petition to call for the records relating to the impugned Government Order issued by the 1 st respondent in G.O.Ms.No. 185, School Education (VE) Department dated 25.08.2008 and to quash the same insofar as in Para 3(3) is concerned and consequently directing the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 31711 of 2019 respondents to reckon the seniority from the date of appointment/regularization in the post of Vocational Instructor for promotion to the post of P.G. Assistant in Commerce and thereby include the name of the petitioner in 2019 panel issued by the 2 nd respondent in Proceedings bearing Na.Ka.No. 049969/ W2/E1/2019 dated 17.10.2019, as per the seniority from the date of regularization in the post of Vocational Instructor with consequential promotion to the post of P.G.Assistant in Commerce with all consequential and attendant benefits, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 3. The learned Government Advocate for the respondents submitted that the petitioner's name has been included in the promotion panel of the year 01.01.2019 and she was allowed to participate in the promotion counselling. 4. It is learnt that the petitioner was permitted to participate in the transfer counselling held on 16.04.2019 and relinquished the promotion to the post of P.G. Assistant (Commerce). In pursuance of the same, relinquishment order was also issued on 16.11.2019. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 31711 of 2019 5. In view of the same, this writ petition has become infructuous and hence, it is closed. No costs. 01-04-2025 Maya Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai -600 009 2.The Joint Director of School Education (Higher Secondary), DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 31711 of 2019 R.N.MANJULA J. Maya WP No. 31711 of 2019 01-04-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis