The petitioner joined the Avadi Municipality as NMR on 1.6.90 and since then, he was working continuously till 1995. On making a representation on 24.3.95 to the Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department to consider his case for appointment as Revenue Assistant in the existing vacancy in any one of the Municipalities, the first respondent called for remarks from the second respondent. Finally the third respondent-Commissioner, Avadi Municipality also submitted his proposal in Na.Ka.No.1811/95/E2 dated 27.4.95. In the meanwhile, the Commissioner, Vellore Municipality also has given the concurrence in his letter dated 8.5.95 to post the petitioner in the Vellore Municipality as against the existing vacancy as Bill Collector (now redesignated as Revenue Assistant) by relaxing the relevant Rule 3 (c) of the Tamil Nadu Municipal General Service Rules. Based on the proceedings passed by the Commissioner, Vellore Municipality, the petitioner was appointed as a Bill Collector in the existing vacancy by relaxing the relevant rules. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that the Commissioner, Tambaram Municipality, in his proceedings in Mu.Mu.No.4909/C1 dated 18.10.2000, has declared his probation, as he did satisfactorily from 1995 to 1997, and regularised his services also as an approved probationer from that date. Since he has been continuing in the said post for the last 20 years, it is pleaded, the Commissioner, Avadi Municipality, the third respondent herein has sanctioned the selection and special grades scale of pay in his proceedings Mu.Mu.No.5269/15/H1 dated 23.6.2015 in the post of Revenue Assistant. In spite of all these, he has a grievance that his services are not regularised in the post of Revenue Assistant, for which has given a representation on 18.1.2018. But the same has not been considered. The learned counsel also submitted that similarly placed persons were also granted the benefit of regularisation in G.O.(2D) No.96, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department dated 22.10.2010. Therefore, a direction be issued to consider the case of the petitioner also.
