WP No. 9757 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 10-03-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA WP No. 9757 of 2026 AND WMP Nos.10526 to 10528 of 2026 1. S. Krishnaraj S/o. R.Subramanian Assistant Engineer O/o. The Assistant Executive Engineer Agricultural Engineering Department Chinna Ganganankuppam Cuddalore, Cuddalore District. 2. A. Arulganesh S/o. Ayippan Assistant Engineer O/o. the Assistant Executive Engineer Agricultural Engineering Department Chinna Ganganankuppam Cuddalore, Cuddalore District. 3. A. Asokan S/o. T.T.K. Anandan Assistant Engineer O/o. the Assistant Executive Engineer Agricultural Engineering Department Tractor Work Shop, Trichy - 620 001. 4. R.Ravi S/o. Ranganathan Assistant Engineer O/o. Assistant Executive Engineer Agricultural Engineering Division Vellore, Vellore District. 5. N.V.Rajasekaran S/o. N.Viswanathan Assistant Engineer, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 9757 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 O/o Assistant Executive Engineer Agricultural Engineering Department Chidambaram 6. C.Chandrasekar S/o. R.Chinnusamy Assistant Engineer O/o. Assistant Executive Engineer Government Tractor Workshop Agricultural Engineering Department Trichy-1. 7. M.Chandrasekar S/o. Manickam Assistant Engineer O/o. Assistant Executive Engineer Agricultural Employment Workshop Tiruvarur, Tiruvarur District ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government Agriculture Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009. 2. The Chief Engineer (Agricultural Engineering) No.487, Anna Salai, Nandhanam, Chennai - 600 035 ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned Proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Letter No.GE3/55315/2025 dated 27.01.2026 and to quash the same, and consequently direct the respondents to fix the seniority of the Petitioners in the post of Assistant Engineer by reckoning their date of appointment in the year 2017 and https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 9757 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 place them above the direct recruits appointed in the years 2018 and 2019 in accordance with Section 40(2) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act and consequently consider the petitioners for promotion to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer with all attendant benefits and to pass orders. For Petitioner: Mr.G.Sankaran, Senior Counsel for S.Nedunchezhiyan For Respondents: Mr.P.Balathandayutham Special Government Pleader for R1 & R2 ORDER It is informed that on 09.03.2026, the temporary panel for promotion for the post of Assistant Executive Engineer for the year 2025-2026 has been finalised vide G.O.(Ms) No.55 Agriculture – Farmers Welfare (AA3) Department, and some of the petitioners have already taken charge. Therefore, the relief claimed in the writ petition has become infructuous. 2. Recording the above, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. If aggrieved, it is open to the petitioners to challenge the said notification. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 10-03-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No DS https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 9757 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 To: 1. The Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Agriculture Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009. 2. The Chief Engineer (Agricultural Engineering) No.487, Anna Salai, Nandhanam, Chennai - 600 035 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 9757 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 P.T.ASHA J. DS WP No. 9757 of 2026 AND WMP Nos.10526 to 10528 of 2026 10-03-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis