J.Geena, v. the Additional Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed writ petitions filed by Revenue Assistants challenging their reversion to V.A.O. posts. The court held that since the petitioners failed to avail the specific revision remedy mandated by the impugned order within the stipulated period, it found no merits to entertain the writ petitions at this stage, granting liberty to file revision.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners granted liberty to prefer revision before Principal Secretary within 15 days; writ petitions disposed of with no order as to costs.
What the court decided
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.11.2018
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN
W.P.(MD)Nos.23610 to 23613 of 2018 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.21397 & 21398, 21399 & 21400, 21401 & 21402 and 21403 & 21404 of 2018
J.Geena ...Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.23610 of 2018 R.Nagaveni ...Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.23611 of 2018 P.Syed Ali Fathima ...Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.23612 of 2018 R.Chandraprabha ...Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.23613 of 2018
Vs.
- The Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner , of Revenue Administration, Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai 600 009
- The District Collector, Kanyakumari District,
- Nagercoil
- The District Revenue Officer, Office of the District Collectorate, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should entertain writ petitions challenging posts orders before exhausting the statutory revision remedy provided in the order.
Whether the petitioners who did not prefer revision against the Appointing Authority's order can seek quashing of subsequent orders via Writ Jurisdiction.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
J. Geena
- petitioner
R. Nagaveni
- petitioner
P. Syed Ali Fathima
- petitioner
R. Chandraprabha
- respondent
Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner, of Revenue Administration
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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