Writ appeal against order denying regularization to temporary library employees. Court upheld rejection of regularization for part-time staff but directed awarding of weightage for past service in future competitive selection processes.
Appeal dismissed; regularization denied; weightage for past service directed to be awarded in future selection.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 3.11.2017
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HULUVADI G.RAMESH AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN
W.A.No.1348 of 2017
and
C.M.P.Nos.18633 to 18635 of 2017
1 G.Vikram
2 R.Jayakodi
3 T.Lakshmi
4 M.Madhan Kumar
5 R.Munivaradhan
6 S.Raman
7 D.Ranganayaki
8 K.Vishnu Srikumar
9 C.Anish
10 K.Malathi
11 V.Selvaraju
12 K.Jeganath
13 R.Manikandan
14 R.Saravanan
15 K.Vijayarani Appellants
Vs
1 The Government of Tamil Nadu
Rep by its Chief Secretary, Secretariat
Fort St. George Chennai 600 009
2 The Secretary
Government of Tamil Nadu
Department of Education
Secretariat Fort St. George
Chennai 600 009
3 The Director of Public Library
No.737/1 Anna Salai
Chennai 600 002 Respondents
Prayer: Writ Appeal filed filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 20.7.2017 passed in W.P.No.11702 of 2017 on the file of this court.
Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus Call for the records connected with the letter No.5203/P.L.1/2016-2, dt 7.4.2016 issued by the 2nd respondent, quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners in their respective posts with all attendant and consequential benefits of regularization
For appellants : Mr.Ramesh Ganapathy
For respondent : Mr.R.Prathapkumar, AGP
JUDGMENT (Judgment of the court was made by HULUVADI G.RAMESH, J.)
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the appellants and Mr.R.Prathapkumar, learned Additional Government Pleader, who takes notice on behalf of the respondents.
posts and they cannot claim parity in salary with regular employees.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS-)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
ssk.
To:
1 The Government of Tamil Nadu
Rep by its chief Secretary Secretariat
Fort St. George Chennai 600 009
2 The Secretary
Government of Tamil Nadu
Department of Education
Secretariat Fort St. George
Chennai 600 009
3 The Director of Public Library
No.737/1 Anna Salai
Chennai 600 002
+1cc to MR.MISSION LEGAL Advocate, S.R.No. 78032
+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No. 78246
W.A.No.1348 of 2017
SK(CO)
TR(13/12/2017)
3 issues framed by the court
Whether temporary employees are entitled to regularization of services.
Whether long service of temporary employees warrants weightage in future selection processes.
Whether the Single Judge's order barring regularization was correct.
G.Vikram and others
Government of Tamil Nadu
HULUVADI G.RAMESH
RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN
As recorded by the court registry
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