R.Geetha v. The Principal Secretary/

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

¶1R.Geetha Rural Welfare Officer Grade-I Panchayat Union Office Nainar Koil Ramanathapuram District. Petitioner(s) Vs

¶1The Principal Secretary/ Commissioner Rural Development Panchayat Raj Chennai

¶2The Secretary Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Commercial Taxes Annexe Building Greams Road Chennai-6

¶3The District Collector Ramanathapuram District.

¶4The Assistant Director Rural Development (panchayat) Ramanathapuram.

¶5M.Jeyaram Rural Welfare Officer (Grade-I), Panchayat Union, Mudukulathoor.

¶6K.Jothimanickam Rural Welfare Officer (Grade-I) Panchayat Union, Kadaladi.

¶7M.Muneesh Prabu Tiruppulani.

¶8M.Syedali Hawama Planning Office (Tsunami) Ramanathapuram

¶9S.Jeyakarthick Rural Welfare Officer (Grade-i) Kadaladi.

¶10Selvarathinam District Rural Development Agency Ramanathapuram.

¶11K.Alamelumangai Rural Welfare Officer (Grade-I) Tiruppulani

¶12P.Ranjith Kumar District Union Office Ramanathapuram

¶13J.N.Vanthana Rural Welfare Officer Ggrade-I) Nainar Kovil.

¶14K.V.Suresh Rural Welfare Officer(Grade-I) Paramakudi.

¶15G.R.Arunkumar Rural Welfare Officer(Grade-I) Kamudi.

¶16A.Vimaladevi R.S.Mangalam.

¶17V.Kannadasan, Assistant Mudukulatur

¶18N.R.Jegadeesan Mandapam

¶19G.Elangovan Rural Welfare Officer(Grade-I) Tiruvadanai.

¶20M.Karthick Kadaladi.

¶21M.Seeli Amali Joshulia Rural Welfare Officer(grade-i) Tiruvadanai.

¶22M.Salini District Collector Office(development) Ramanathapuram.

¶23S.Kannan Paramakudi.

¶24A.N.Manikandan Pogalur.

¶25R.Vadivelu Rural Welfare Officer(grade-i) Paramakudi

¶26N.Muniasamy Planning Office(tsunami) Ramanathapuram

¶27M.RajagopalanAccountant Kadaladi.

¶28M.Vasumathi Tiruvadanai

¶29M.Ulagu District Collector Office (noon Meal) Ramanathapuram

¶30G.Balamurugan Rural Welfare Officer (grade-i) Tiruppulani

¶31M.A.Duvaragan Rural Welfare Officer (grade-i) Nainarkoil.

¶32K.Muthuvel Rural Welfare Officer (grade-i) Paramakudi

¶33G.S.Prakash District Rural Development Agency Ramanathapuram

¶34M.Sasikumar Assistant Director Of (panchayat) Ramanathapuram.

¶35M.K.Saravanan Nainarkoil

¶36N.Shyamala Rural Welfare Officer(grade-i) Mandapam.

¶37M.Soundaravalli Rural Welfare Officer (grade-i) Pogalur

¶38R.Muniraj Ramanathapuram

¶39G.Udayakumar Mandapam.

¶40A.Tirumaran Nainarkoil

¶41A.Ajmeer ASSISTANT DISTRICT COLLECTOR OFFICE(small savings) RAMANATHAPURAM

¶42M.E.Sulaikabanu Kamudi

¶43A.Jothi Tiruppulani.

¶44M.Kanmani ASSISTANT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PANCHYAT(Audit) RAMANATHAPURAM

¶45K.R.Bagampriyal Paramakudi

¶46B.Kathirvel Kamudi

¶47K.Karthick R.S.Mangalam

¶48L.Anandan Nainarkoil

¶49N.Shanmugavelu Muthukulathur.

¶50M.Visalakshi Mandapam.

¶51M.Ramavalli Pogalur.

¶52A.Nawajohn, Assistant Tiruppulani

¶53S.Malaisamy Kadaladi

¶54V.Muthuramalingam Muthukulathur

¶55K.Balakrishnan District Rural Development Agency Ramanathapuram

¶56A.Vedambal Ramanathapuram

¶57K.Kuruvaiah Paramakudi

¶58N.Kasinathadurai Paramakudi

¶59K.Packiam Tiruppulani

¶60B.Maruthupandi Muthukulathur

¶61R.Lakshmidevi Paramakudi

¶62B.Muthuramalingam 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.)

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