Murugaiah v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.12.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P(MD)Nos.19740 and 19746 of 2020 and W.M.P(MD) Nos.16456 and 16459 of 2020 Murugaiah ... Petitioner (in W.P(MD) No.19740 of 2020) T.Palaniyappan ... Petitioner (in W.P(MD) No.19746 of 2020) Vs.

¶1The District Collector, Pudukkottai.

¶2The Personal Assistant to District Collector, (Development), Pudukkottai District.

¶3The Block Development Officer, (Scheme), Office of Panchayat Union, Aranthangi Post & Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

¶4S.Ganesamoorthy, Secretary, Ramasamypuram Village Panchayat, Ramasamypuram Post, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

¶5G.Pannerselvam, Secretary, Nathamadipatty Village & Panchayat, Nathamadipatty Post, Gandharvakottai Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

¶6V.Aanandhi, Secretary, Vettivayal Village Panchayat, Melmangalam Post, Aranthangi Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

¶7Arulandhu, Secretary, Vanniyampatty Village Panchayat, Thirumayam Taluk, Pudukkottai District. ... Respondents (in both writ petitions)

COMMON PRAYER : Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, thereby direct the second respondent to consider the objections given by the petitioners for finalization of Seniority list and fix the Seniority of the petitioners in the appropriate place as per Seniority list of the year 2010 and declare the petitioners as eligible for being promoted Junior Assistants for the year 2020. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Ganapathi Subramanian (in both writ petitions)

For Respondents : Mr.G.Sivaraja Government Advocate – for R1 and R2 : Ms.A.Karthicka – for R3 : No appearance – for R4 to R7 (in both writ petitions) COMMON ORDER The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw these petitions and he has also given a letter dated

27.11.2023 to the Registry to that effect.

¶2In view of the above, these Writ Petitions stand dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

06.12.2023 NCC : Yes/No

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¶1The District Collector, Pudukkottai.

¶2The Personal Assistant to District Collector, (Development), Pudukkottai District.

¶3The Block Development Officer, (Scheme), Office of Panchayat Union, Aranthangi Post & Taluk, Pudukkottai District. R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J. ebsi W.P(MD)Nos.19740 and 19746 of 2020

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