In this writ petition, M. Ravi challenged the exclusion of his name from the seniority list for promotion to Deputy General Manager (Engineering). Despite the petitioner's claims of unfair practices and discrepancy in departmental rules, this Court found no merit as the promotion rules remained unchallenged.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 13.03.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA
W.P.No.5435 of 2018
M.Ravi
.. Petitioner
-vs-
Prayer: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to include the name of the petitioner in the seniority list for Assistant General Manager (Engineering) seniority list as on 01.01.2017 and thereby promote the petitioner as Deputy General Manager (Engineering), Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd., (TCMPF). https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
For Petitioner :: Mr.R.Rangarajan
For Respondents:: Mr.N.Sakthivel
Additional Government Pleader for R1 Mr.L.P.Shanmugasundaram Special Government Pleader for R2 to 5
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to include the name of the petitioner in the seniority list for Assistant General Manager (Engineering) and promote him as Deputy General Manager (Engineering) in the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd., (TCMPF).
he has to pass through four stages, whereas in another department in the same Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited, different rule has been framed saying that for promotion to the post of Deputy General Manager (Engineering), one has to pass through only two stages.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(co)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
1. The Secretary to Government
Department of Animal Husbandry
Secretariat
Chennai 600 009
2. The Managing Director
Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers
Federation Ltd., (TCMPF)
“Aavin Illam”
Madhavaram Milk Colony
Chennai 600 051
3. The Chairman
Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers
Federation Ltd., (TCMPF)
“Aavin” No.2, Pasumpon Muthuramalinganar Salai
Nandanam
Chennai 600 035
4. The Commissioner
Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers
Federation Ltd., (TCMPF)
“Aavin” No.2, Pasumpon Muthuramalinganar Salai
Nandanam
Chennai 600 035
Chennai 600 035
+1cc to Mr.R.Rangarajan, Advocate Sr.No.19615
+1cc to Mr.L.P.Shanmugasundaram, Spl. Govet. Pleader SR.No.20414 +1cc to Government Pleader Sr.No.19226
MR(CO)
sm:30.5.2018
W.P.No.5435 of 2018
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a petitioner can invoke writ jurisdiction to direct inclusion in a promotional panel when the rules governing promotion have not been challenged.
The validity of considering the petitioner's eligibility for the post of Deputy General Manager based on unchallenged promotion rules.
M. Ravi
Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Tamil Nadu
Managing Director, Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd.
Chairman, Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd.
Commissioner, Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd.
Member, National Dairy Development Board, Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd.
T. Raja
As recorded by the court registry
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