Madras High Court
C.Palanivel vs The State Of Tamil Nadu on 3 October, 2017
Author: T.Raja
Bench: T.Raja
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 03.10.2017
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA
W.P.No.16511 of 2016
1 C.Palanivel
S/o.C.Chinniah Electrician Grade-II
Pallapatti Town Panchayat Karur District
2 T.Ayyappan
S/o. Thiruppathi Electrician Grade-II
Kandanoor Town Panchayat Sivagangai District
3 V.M.Ravikumar
S/o.V.Marimuthu Electrictian Grade -II
Ponnamaravathi Selection Grade Panchayat
Pudukottai District
4 R.Chandraprakash
S/o.Rengasamy Electrictian Grade -II
Keeramangalam Town Panchayat Alangudi Taluk
Pudukottai District
5 K.Kannan
S/o.Kalimuthu Electrician Grade-II
Keeramangalam First Grade Town Panchayat
Alangudi Taluk Pudukottai District
6 S.Raman
S/o.T.Sethu Fitter Grade-II Ponnamaravathi
Selection Grade Town Panchayat
Ponnamaravathi Pudukottai District
7 A.Gnanapalamoorthy
Electrician Grade-II Achanpudur First Grade
Town Panchayat Achanpudur Tirunelveli
District
8 S.Somasundaram
S/o.Seeni Thevar Electrician Grade-II
Aaykudi Town Panchayat Aaykudi Tirunelveli
District
9 V.Rajaguru
S/o.E.Velusamy Head Pump Room Fitter
Aaykudi Town Panchayat Aaykudi Tirunelveli
District
10 I.Mohamed Nathikar
S/o.S.M.Thasthakir Pipeline Fitter Grade-II
Sambavarvadakarai Town Panchayat
Tirunelveli District
11 R.S.Murugan
S/o.R.Subramanian Fitter Grade-II Surandai
Town Panchayat Surandai Tirunelveli
District
12 M.Madhavan
S/o.Mohan Electrician Grade-II
Kallidaikurichi Town Panchayat
Kallidaikurichi Thirunelveli District
13 P.Mohamed Ali Jinna
S/o.Peer Mohamed Fitter Grade-II
Kallidaikurichi Town Panchayat
Kallidaikurichi Thirunelveli District
14 M.Imam Hussain
S/o.A.Mohamed Mohiden Fitter Grade-II
Cheranmahadevi Town Panchayat
Cheranmahadevi Tirunelveli District
15 K.Mahesh Kannan Raj
S/o.Khombaiah Tubewell Mechanic
Cheranmahadevi Town Panchayat
Cheranmahadevi Tirunelveli District
16 S.Madhavan
S/o.Subramanian Fitter Pathamadai Town
Panchayat Pathamadai Tirunelveli District
17 P.Arumugavel
S/o.Paramasivan Fitter Point Operator
Pathamadai Town Panchayat Pathamadai
Tirunelveli District
18 K.Ganesan
S/o.Kanda Thevar Fitter Melaseval Town
Panchayat Melaseval Tirunelveli District
19 A.S.Asan Mohideen
S/o.Sheik Mydeen Fitter Point Operator
Pathamadai Town Panchayat Pathamadai
Tirunelveli District
20 S.Tamilarasan
S/o.Sankaravel Meter Reader Pathamadai
Town Panchayat Pathamadai Tirunelveli
District
21 R.Samsukani
S/o. M.S.Ragumathulla Wireman Grade-II
Kutralam Town Panchayat Kutralam
Tirunelveli District
22 P.muthukumar
S/o.Paramasivan Electrician Grade-II
Melaseval Town Panchayat Melaseval
Tirunelveli District
23 K.Mariya Thangaraj
S/o.Jaisu Raja Pipeline Fitter Grade-II
Moolakaraipatti Town Panchayat
Moolakaraipatti Tirunelvei District
24 A.Esakkirajan
S/o.Alwar Borewell Maintenance
Veeravanallur Town Panchayat Veeravanallur
Tirunelveli District
25 P.Jai Barathkumar
S/o.G.Perumal Electrician Grade-II
Pangagudi Town Panchayat panagudi
Tirunelveli district
26 J.Sailath Mohamed Ismail
S/o.Syed Jabar Vadakku Valliyoor Town
Panchayat Vadakku Valliyoor Tirunelveli
District
27 S.Ravichandran
S/o.Subbiah Borewell Maintenance Kalakadu
Town Panchayat Tirunelveli District
28 S.Ramachandra Pandian
S/o.Subbiah pandian Fitter Thirugankudi
Town Panchayat Thirugankudi Tirunelveli
District
29 N.Muthukumar
S/o.Natarajan Filter Point Operator
Melaseval Town Panchayat Melaseval
Tirunelveli District
30 K.Kottasamy
S/o.Karuppan Pipeline Fitter Grade-II
Aaikudi Town Panchayat Aaikudi Tirunelveli
District
31 P.Murugesan
S/o.Ponnusamy Electrician Grade-II
Sivagiri Town Panchayat Erode District.
32 S.Gopalsamy
S/o.Somasundaram Fitter Sivagiri Town
Panchayat Sivagiri Erode District.
33 K.Magudeswaran
S/o.Karuppanna Gounder Electrician Grade-II
Vadugapatti Town Panchayat Vadugapatti
Erode District.
34 M.Deivasigamani
Electrician Grade-II Avalpoondurai Town
Panchayat Avalpoondurai Erode District.
35 T.A.Murugan
S/o.Arumugam Electrician Grade-II
Nambiyoor Town Panchayat Erode District.
36 R.Sudhagaran
S/o.D.Rajakannu Electrician Perundurai
Town Panchayat Perundurai Erode District.
37 P.Karthikeyan
S/o.Pappannan Electrician Grade-II
Kasipalayam Town Panchayat Kasipalayam
Gopichettipalayam Taluk Erode District.
38 G.S.Palraj
S/o.Gnanasigamani Pump Mecganic Karumandi
Sellipalayam Town Panchayat Karumandi
Sellipalayam.
39 A.Ramalingam
S/o.Angappan Electrician Grade-II
Nambiyoor Town Panchayat Nambiyoor Erode
District.
40 P.Narayanasamy
S/o.N.Ramasamy Electrician Nambiyoor Town
Panchayat Electrician Grade-II Erode
District.
41 S.Prakash
S/o.Shanmuga Sundaram Electrician Grade-II
Chennasamudram Town Panchayat
Chennasamudram Erode District.
42 S.Baskaran
S/o.Subramanian Fitter Kodumudi Town
Panchayat Kodumudi Erode District.
43 A.Yuvaraj
S/o.R.Arumugam Electrician Grade-II
Sivagiri Town Panchayat Sivagiri
Tirunelveli District.
44 C.Murugan
S/o.Chinnapaiyan Electrician Grade-II
Andhiyoor Town Panchayat Andhiyoor Erode
District.
45 J.Sahayamartin
S/o.A.R.Jayaprakasam Fitter Grade-II
Nattarasankottai Town Panchayat
Nattarasankottai Sivagangai District.
46 A.Michaelraj
S/o.M.Arockiam Electrician Grade-II
Nattarasankottai Town Panchayat
Nattarasankottai Sivagangai District.
47 M.Vadivel
S/o.Manickapillai Pipeline Fitter R.
Pudupatti Town Panchayat Namakkal District-
07.
48 P.Kandasamy
S/o.Palaniappan Electrician Grade-II
Paramathi Town Panchayat Namakkal District.
49 K.Nallusamy
S/o.Kandasamy Pipeline Fitter Paramathi
Town Panchayat Paramathi Namakkal District.
50 S.Dharmalingam
S/o.Subramani Electrician Grade-II Velur
Town Panchayat Velur Namakkal District.
51 K.Seenivasan
S/o.Ganesan Electrician Grade-II Velur
Town Panchayat Velur Namakkal District.
52 C.Sasikumar
S/o.Chandrakesavan Electrician Grade-II
Namagiripettai Town Panchayat
Namagiripettai Namakkal District.
53 S.Sakthi Saravanan
S/o.Sambasivam Electrician Grade-II
Mohanur Town Panchayat Mohanur Namakkal
District.
54 A.Suresh
S/o.Angamuthu Electrician Grade-II
Mallasamudram Town Panchayat Mallasamudram
Namakkal District.
55 N.Sadasivam
S/o.Narayanan Meter Reader Mallasamudram
Town Panchayat Mallasamudram Namakkal
District.
56 P.Kannan
S/o.Prakash Electrician Grade-II
Aalampalayam Town Panchayat Namakkal
District.
57 C.Boopathi
S/o.Chinnusamy Electrician Grade-II
Athanur Town Panchayat Athanur Namakkal
District.
58 R.Mohan
S/o.Ramaiah Skilled Assistant Grade-II
Madathukulam Town Panchayat Tiruppur
District.
59 C.Krishnamoorthy
S/o.Chandrahasan Skilled Assistant Grade-II
Kenkaikondan Town Panchayat Neyveli
Cuddalore District. .. Petitioners
-vs-
1.The State of Tamil Nadu,
Rep. By its Principal Secretary to Government,
Municipal Administration & Water Supply Dept.,
Secretariat, Fort St. George,
Chennai 9.
2.The Director of Town Panchayats,
Kuralagam, Chennai 104. ..Respondents
Prayer :-Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the objections dated 25.02.2016 submitted by the petitioners and to provide the promotional opportunity to the serving Skilled Assistant in Town Panchayat Department with ITI qualification to the post of Overseer/Draughtsman without insisting the qualification of Diploma in Engineering while framing regular service Rules for Town Panchayat Engineering Services.
For Petitioners :: Mr.G.Sankaran
For Respondents :: Mr.R.A.S.Sakthivel, AGP
ORDER
The petitioners seek a direction to the respondents to consider and pass orders on the objections dated 25.02.2016 preferred by them.
2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side.
3. All these petitioners are working now as Skilled Assistant Grade-II / Pipeline Fitter Grade-II in the respondent town panchayat on regular basis. As per the orders passed by this Court in W.A.No.1136 of 2013 etc., dated 13.03.2014, persons working in the post of Skilled Assistant Grade-II in Town Panchayat Services are eligible for promotion to the post of Overseer/Draughtsman and to that effect, the State Government have also framed draft rules for Town Panchayat Engineering Services. As per the said Rules, the post of Overseer/Draughtsman to be filled up by direct recruitment or by promotion and that the feeder category for the said post is prescribed as Work Inspector and Skilled Assistant Grade-II. However, for the purpose of promotion, the qualification is prescribed as Diploma in Civil Engineering.
4. Therefore, the grievance of the petitioners is that such qualification prescribed by the respondent by way of framing draft rules is depriving the rights of the petitioners, who have been working as Skilled Assistant Grade-II in Town Panchayat after completing ITI in their respective trade. Thus, it is submitted, though they have submitted their objections dated 25.02.2016 to the respondents by setting out the entire facts, till date, the same have not be considered. Hence, he pleaded, a direction may be given to the respondents to pass orders on the said objections of the petitioners.
5. In the light of the narrow prayer made by the petitioners, this Courts, without going into the merits of the matter, directs the respondents to consider the petitioners' objections dated 25.02.2016 and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, with this direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No Costs.
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To
1.The Principal Secretary to Government,
Municipal Administration & Water Supply Dept.,
Secretariat, Fort St. George,
Chennai 9.
2.The Director of Town Panchayats,
Kuralagam, Chennai 104.
T.RAJA, J.
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W.P.No.16511 of 2016
03.10.2017