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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 28.11.2018
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN
W.P.(MD)No.6197 of 2014 and M.P.(MD) No.2 of 2014
M.Maheswari ... Petitioner
vs.
1.The Secretary to Government Government of Tamilnadu
Personnel and Administrative
Reforms Department,
Chennai.
2.The Chairman,
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission,
Frazer Bridge Road, V.O.C.Nagar,
Park Town, Chennai – 600 003. ... Respondents
Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the 2nd respondent notification No.07/2014 Advertisement No.384 dated 17.03.2014 and quash the same in respect of Column 3 Upper age limit to SC/ST candidate and directing the 2nd respondent to accept the petitioner application by giving age concession to the SC/ST category.
For Petitioners : Mr.A.Hajamohideen For Respondent : Mr.A.Thiyagarajan, AGP for R1
ORDER
This petition has been filed to quash the notification No.07/2014 Advertisement No.384 dated 17.03.2014 issued by the 2nd respondent Column 3 Upper age limit to SC/ST candidate and direct the 2nd respondent to accept the petitioner application by giving age concession to the SC/ST category.
2.The impugned notification calling application for appointment to the post of Village Administrative Officer is of the year 2014. The learned counsel for the petitioner submit that in the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ notification, age relaxation has not been given for the persons belonging to SC/ST candidates and other reserved candidates, who are
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entitled for reservation for appointment to Government posts.
3.Since the impugned notification is of the year 2014 and the prayer has become infructuous, there is no necessity to keep this writ petition alive.
4.Therefore, this writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Court as and when appropriate occasion arise to challenge the plea taken in the present writ petition. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS-I)
/True Copy/
Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-II)
To
The Secretary to Government Government of Tamilnadu Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Chennai.
+1 cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No.97911.
ARUL
DS SKN SAR2 24 12 2018 2P 3C
W.P.(MD)No.6197 of 2014 and M.P.(MD) No.2 of 2014 28.11.2018
M.Maheswari
Secretary to Government Government of Tamilnadu Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Chennai
C.SARAVANAN
As recorded by the court registry
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