BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15-07-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY WMP(MD) NO. 4140 of 2026 AND WP(MD) NO. 552 OF 2019,WMP(MD) NO. 13904 OF 2021,WMP(MD) NO. 13905 OF 2021,WMP(MD) NO. 447 OF 2019,WP(MD) NO. 16977 OF 2021 1. R.Geetha Rural Welfare Officer Grade-I Panchayat Union Office Nainar Koil Ramanathapuram District. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Principal Secretary/ Commissioner Rural Development Panchayat Raj Chennai 2. The Secretary Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Commercial Taxes Annexe Building Greams Road Chennai-6 3. The District Collector Ramanathapuram District. 4. The Assistant Director Rural Development (panchayat) Ramanathapuram. 5. M.Jeyaram Rural Welfare Officer (Grade-I), Panchayat Union, Mudukulathoor. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 6. K.Jothimanickam Rural Welfare Officer (Grade-I) Panchayat Union, Kadaladi. 7. M.Muneesh Prabu Assistant Panchayat Union Tiruppulani. 8. M.Syedali Hawama Assistant Planning Office (Tsunami) Ramanathapuram 9. S.Jeyakarthick Rural Welfare Officer (Grade-i) Panchayat Union Kadaladi. 10. Selvarathinam Assistant District Rural Development Agency Ramanathapuram. 11. K.Alamelumangai Rural Welfare Officer (Grade-I) Panchayat Union Tiruppulani 12. P.Ranjith Kumar Assistant District Union Office Ramanathapuram 13. J.N.Vanthana Rural Welfare Officer Ggrade-I) Panchayat Union Nainar Kovil. 14. K.V.Suresh Rural Welfare Officer(Grade-I) Panchayat Union Paramakudi. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 15. G.R.Arunkumar Rural Welfare Officer(Grade-I) Panchayat Union Kamudi. 16. A.Vimaladevi Assistant Panchayat Union R.S.Mangalam. 17. V.Kannadasan, Assistant Panchayat Union Mudukulatur 18. N.R.Jegadeesan Assistant Panchayat Union Mandapam 19. G.Elangovan Rural Welfare Officer(Grade-I) Panchayat Union Tiruvadanai. 20. M.Karthick Assistant Panchayat Union Kadaladi. 21. M.Seeli Amali Joshulia Rural Welfare Officer(grade-i) Panchayat Union Tiruvadanai. 22. M.Salini Assistant District Collector Office(development) Ramanathapuram. 23. S.Kannan Assistant Panchayat Union Paramakudi. 24. A.N.Manikandan Accountant https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Panchayat Union Pogalur. 25. R.Vadivelu Rural Welfare Officer(grade-i) Panchayat Union Paramakudi 26. N.Muniasamy Assistant Planning Office(tsunami) Ramanathapuram 27. M.RajagopalanAccountant Panchayat Union Kadaladi. 28. M.Vasumathi Accountant Panchayat Union Tiruvadanai 29. M.Ulagu Assistant District Collector Office (noon Meal) Ramanathapuram 30. G.Balamurugan Rural Welfare Officer (grade-i) Panchayat Union Tiruppulani 31. M.A.Duvaragan Rural Welfare Officer (grade-i) Panchayat Union Nainarkoil. 32. K.Muthuvel Rural Welfare Officer (grade-i) Panchayat Union Paramakudi 33. G.S.Prakash Assistant District Rural Development Agency Ramanathapuram https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 34. M.Sasikumar Assistant Assistant Director Of (panchayat) Ramanathapuram. 35. M.K.Saravanan Assistant Panchayat Union Nainarkoil 36. N.Shyamala Rural Welfare Officer(grade-i) Panchayat Union Mandapam. 37. M.Soundaravalli Rural Welfare Officer (grade-i) Panchayat Union Pogalur 38. R.Muniraj Accountant Panchayat Union Ramanathapuram 39. G.Udayakumar Accountant Panchayat Union Mandapam. 40. A.Tirumaran Assistant Panchayat Union Nainarkoil 41. A.Ajmeer ASSISTANT DISTRICT COLLECTOR OFFICE(small savings) RAMANATHAPURAM 42. M.E.Sulaikabanu Assistant Panchayat Union Kamudi https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 43. A.Jothi Assistant Panchayat Union Tiruppulani. 44. M.Kanmani ASSISTANT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PANCHYAT(Audit) RAMANATHAPURAM 45. K.R.Bagampriyal Assistant Panchayat Union Paramakudi 46. B.Kathirvel Assistant Panchayat Union Kamudi 47. K.Karthick Assistant Panchayat Union R.S.Mangalam 48. L.Anandan Accountant Panchayat Union Nainarkoil 49. N.Shanmugavelu Assistant Panchayat Union Muthukulathur. 50. M.Visalakshi Assistant Panchayat Union Mandapam. 51. M.Ramavalli Assistant Panchayat Union Pogalur. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 52. A.Nawajohn, Assistant Panchayat Union Tiruppulani 53. S.Malaisamy Assistant Panchayat Union Kadaladi 54. V.Muthuramalingam Accountant Panchayat Union Muthukulathur 55. K.Balakrishnan Assistant District Rural Development Agency Ramanathapuram 56. A.Vedambal Assistant Panchayat Union Ramanathapuram 57. K.Kuruvaiah Accountant Panchayat Union Paramakudi 58. N.Kasinathadurai Assistant Panchayat Union Paramakudi 59. K.Packiam Assistant Panchayat Union Tiruppulani 60. B.Maruthupandi Assistant Panchayat Union Muthukulathur 61. R.Lakshmidevi Assistant https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Panchayat Union Paramakudi 62. B.Muthuramalingam Assistant Panchayat Union Kamudi. ...Respondents Prayer : Writ Miscellaneous Petition is filed to permit the petitioner to take substitute of service of the notice to the respondents 9, 10, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27, 36, 37, 39, 41, 44, 50, 53, 55, 55, 56 by way of paper publication in any Tamil Daily News Paper in the writ petition No.552 of 2019. For Petitioner(s): Mr.R.Suriyanarayanan For Respondent(s): Mr.S.Siva Thilakar Counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu (For R3 & R4) Mr.J,.Anandkumar (For R2) Mr.K.Vadivelu (For R19 & R28) Mr.D.Balamurugapandi (For 44) ORDER The Petitioner is directed to take the substitute service to the respondents 9, 10, 18, 20, 24, 27, 36, 37, 39, 41, 44, 50, 33, 55, 55, 56 by taking paper publication in anyone of the Tamil Newspaper at Ramanathapuram District. (S.SRIMATHY J.) 15.07.2026 (2/2) msrm https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis S.SRIMATHY .J, msrm WMP(MD) NO. 4140 of 2026 15.07.2026 (2/2) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis