The court closed the writ petition where the petitioner claimed further appointment. It held that the cause of action vanished as the petitioner had already retired from service on 30.04.2016.
Writ petition stands closed with no order as to costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED :23.10.2018
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
W.P.No.10202 of 2013 and
M.P.No.1 of 2013
Mr.R.Karthikeyan ..Petitioner
vs
1.The Commissioner,
Coimbatore Corporation,
Coimbatore.
2.The Assistant Commissioner,
South Zone,
Corporation of Coimbatore,
Coimbatore.
3.The Director of Family Welfare,
No.359, Anna Salai,
Chennai – 600 006. .. Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the
Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus,
directing the 1 st respondent to engage the petitioner as computer
cum clerk in the Family Welfare Scheme of the Respondent
Corporation as per the appointment order dated 29.12.2012 and
grant such other further relief as this Hon'ble Court may deem
fit.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Gopinathan
For Respondents : Mr.J.Sathyanarayana Prasad for R1 & R2 M/s.A.Shrijayanthy, Spl GP for R3
The relief sought for in this writ petition is for a direction to direct the 1st respondent to engage the petitioner as computer cum clerk in the Family Welfare Scheme of the
Respondent Corporation as per the appointment order dated 29.12.2012 and grant all consequential service benefits.
2.The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2, now brought to the notice of this Court that the writ petitioner was engaged as Computer cum Clerk and served in the Corporation and retired from service on 30.04.2016, on attaining the age of superannuation.
3.Thus, there is no question of further appointing the writ
petitioner in the Post of Computer cum Clerk as he was allowed
to retire from service. In view of the fact that the cause
aroused for filing of the present writ petition became vanished,
the writ petition stands closed. However, there shall be no
order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous
petition is also closed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CCC)
//True copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
kak
To
1.The Commissioner,
Coimbatore Corporation,
Coimbatore.
2.The Assistant Commissioner,
South Zone,
Corporation of Coimbatore,
Coimbatore.
3.The Director of Family Welfare,
No.359, Anna Salai,
Chennai – 600 006.
+1cc to Mr.J.Sathya Narayana Prasad, Advocate SR.No.72307
+1cc to Government Pleader SR.No.72442
W.P.No.10202 of 2013
GJ II(CO)
GMY(13/11/2018)
Mr. Karthikeyan
The Commissioner, Coimbatore Corporation
The Assistant Commissioner, South Zone, Corporation of Coimbatore
The Director of Family Welfare
S.M.Subramaniam
As recorded by the court registry
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