Gobi v. The Commissioner

Page1 of 10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06-03-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA AND WP NO. 35888 OF 2025,WMP NO. 40135 OF 2025,WMP NO. 40137 OF 2025,WMP NO. 40141 OF 2025,WMP NO. 40121 OF 2025,WMP NO. 40122 OF 2025,WMP NO. 40124 OF 2025,WMP NO. 47761 OF 2025

¶1Gobi S/o. T.R. Manipal No.31, Block No, B2/202 Elaya Mudali Street Tondiarpet Prince Village, Phase 1 Chennai - 600 081.

¶2T.M. Elango S/o. T.R. Manoharan 2/21 West College Road Arumbakkam Chennai -600 106

¶3S. Venkatesh Kumar S/o. V. Subramanian 26/f2, Mahesvari Nagar 3rd Cross Street Hastinapuram Chennai-600 064.

¶4G. Shanmugam S/o. M. Gopala Krishnan No.23, Sanathi Street Page2 of 10 Thiruvotiur Chennai-19.

¶5D. Sankaran S/o. K. Dhavmalingam 100/464, 1st Street Tvs Nagar Anex Koratur North Chennai -600 076. ..Petitioner(s) Vs

¶1The Commissioner Chennai -600 003.

¶2The Municipal Administration And Water Supply Department Rep. By Its Secretary To Government Fort St. George Chennai-600 009.

¶3The Director The Municipal Administration And Water Supply Department Government Of Tamil Nadu Fort St. George Chennai -600 009

¶4R.Govindasamy Plot No. 244, Thamayanthi Street, Gandhi Nagar Lilly Apartments, Vyasarpadi, Chennai -39 Page3 of 10

¶5Anjugam Srinivasan No. 36/57, Best Nest Enclave, College Road, Nanganallur, Chennai -600 061

¶6S. Anuradha No. 9-a, Sri Lakshmi Nagar Iind Street, Kolathur, Chennai -600 099

¶7C. Tharini D. No. 36, Janakiraman Colony Main Road, Aruumbakkam, Chennai -106.

¶8K.S. Sathish Kumar No. 54, Thanikachalam Nagar S.S. 1st Street, Ponniamman Nagar, Chennai -110.

¶9K.Suresh Babu

10.S.Tharini Bai

11.G.Jayalakshmi

12.T.Dilip Kumar Page4 of 10

13.Premalatha To Be Served Through The Commissioner Chennai -600 003 ..Respondent(s) WP No. 35888 of 2025

¶1Gobi Assistant Executive Engineer, S/o.T.R.Manipal, No.31, Block No.B2/202, Elaya Mudali Street, Tondiarpet, Prince Village, Phase 1, Chennai-600

¶2T.M. Elango S/o. T.R. Manoharan 2/21 West College Road Arumbakkam Chennai -600 106

¶3S. Venkatesh Kumar S/o. V. Subramanian 26/f2, Mahesvari Nagar 3rd Cross Street Hastinapuram Chennai-600 064.

¶4G. Shanmugam S/o. M. Gopala Krishnan No.23, Sanathi Street Thiruvotiur Chennai-19. Page5 of 10

¶5D. Sankaran S/o. K. Dhavmalingam 100/464, 1st Street Tvs Nagar Anex Koratur North Chennai -600 076. ..Petitioner(s) Vs

¶1The Commissioner Chennai -600 003.

¶2The Municipal Administration And Water Supply Department Rep. By Its Secretary To Government Fort St. George Chennai-600 009.

¶3The Director The Municipal Administration And Water Supply Department Government Of Tamil Nadu Fort St. George Chennai -600 009

¶4R.Govindasamy Plot No. 244, Thamayanthi Street, Gandhi Nagar Lilly Apartments, Vyasarpadi, Chennai -39

¶5Anjugam Srinivasan No. 36/57, Best Nest Enclave, College Road, Nanganallur, Page6 of 10 Chennai -600 061

¶6S. Anuradha No. 9-a, Sri Lakshmi Nagar Iind Street, Kolathur, Chennai -600 099

¶7C. Tharini D. No. 36, Janakiraman Colony Main Road, Aruumbakkam, Chennai -106.

¶8K.S. Sathish Kumar No. 54, Thanikachalam Nagar S.S. 1st Street, Ponniamman Nagar, Chennai -110.

¶9K.Suresh Babu

10.S.Tharini Bai

11.G.Jayalakshmi

12.T.Dilip Kumar

13.Premalatha To Be Served Through The Commissioner Page7 of 10 Chennai -600 003 ..Respondent(s) Prayer:- This petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for records pertaining to the order No.Po.Thu.Na.Ka.No.E1/20715/2016 dated 03.08.2016 and order No.PoThu.Na.Ka.No.EE1/ 20715/2016 dated 20.01.2018 issued by the 1st Respondent read with the order No.Po.Thu.Na.Ka.No.E1/19852/2017 dated

31.05.2018 issued by the 1st Respondent, Quash the same as illegal, only to the extent it has not considered the seniority of the petitioners above the Respondents 4 to 13 and consequently direct the Respondents 1 to 3 to notionally effect the promotion of the Petitioners to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer from the date the Respondents 4 to 13 herein were promoted as such with all consequential benefits and may pass WP No. 35888 of 2025 Prayer: This petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for records pertaining to the Order Annexure - I to G.O(D) No. 287, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC.5) Department, Dated 24.05.2025 issued by the 3rd Respondent, Quash the same only to the extent it has not considered the seniority of the petitioners above the Respondents 4 to 13 and consequently to alter the said seniority list by placing the Petitioners above the Respondents 4 to 13 and may pass such other Order or Direction that are necessary to meet the ends of justice Page8 of 10 For Petitioner(s): Ms.R.Shruthi (in both WPs) For Respondent(s): Mr.S.Gopinathan, Standing Counsel for R.1 (In both WPs.) Mr.C.Selvaraj Agp For R2 & R3 (in both WPs.) Mr.V.Stalin For R5 To R13 (in both WPs) COMMON ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the above Writ Petitions and she has also made an endorsement in the petitions to that effect.

¶2In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, these Writ Petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 06-03-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order SHR Page9 of 10 To

¶1The Commissioner Chennai -600 003.

¶2The Municipal Administration And Water Supply Department Rep. By Its Secretary To Government Fort St. George Chennai-600 009.

¶3The Director The Municipal Administration And Water Supply Department Government Of Tamil Nadu Fort St. George Chennai -600 009 WPoNo.o35874oofo2025 P.T.ASHAoJ. SHR WPoNo.o35874oofo2025 AND WPoNO.o35888oOFo2025,WMPoNO.o40135oOFo2025,WMPoNO.o40137oOFo 2025,WMPoNO.o40141oOFo2025,WMPoNO.o40121oOFo2025,WMPoNO.o 40122oOFo2025,WMPoNO.o40124oOFo2025,WMPoNO.o47761oOFo2025 06-03-2026 Page10oofo10