Single judges dismissed multiple writ petitions challenging university notifications regarding regularisation of services. The High Court allowed withdrawal of these petitions by appellants and set aside the lower court orders.
Withdrawal of writ petitions allowed; single judge order set aside; liberty to approach appropriate authority granted.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 08.07.2019
CORUM
THE HONOURNABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA
W.A.Nos.1903, 1901, 1904, 1906, 1907 & 1915 of 2019 and C.M.P.Nos.12937, 12950, 12951 & 12964 of 2019 W.A.No.1903 of 2019
5.Gladys Daniel ... Respondents 3 to 5/ Petitioner 4,6&8
W.A.No.1901 of 2019:
54 C. ELANILA
79 M. LOGANATHAN
80 S. MAHESWARI
81 V. SARAVANAN 82 S. SENTHILKUMAR 83 K.R.T. THIRUMAVALAVAN 84 V. KAVITHA 85 P. PUSHPA 86 M. MAHESHWARI 87 P. DEVARAJN 88 G. MANI 89 K. RAVICHANDRA 90 K. JAYAPRIYA 91 A.CHINNAGOUNDAN 92 K.KALYANI 93 N.K.BALAMURUGAN 94 K.MARAGATHAM 95 P.RAJESHWARI 96 J.KAMATCHI W/O.SARAVANAN 97 S.SHANTHI 98 R.SENRAYAN 99 C.POONGODI
100 K.ALAZHUMANI
101 P.PRIYA
102 A.RADHAKRISHNAN
103 P.KANAGARAJ
104 I.RATHINAVELU 105 K.SRINIVASAN
106 R.ALAGAPPAN
107 J.SELVARAJ
108 A.ARPUTHARAJ
109 R.MURUGAN 110 S.SUGANYA 111 K.DHARMENDRAN 112 N.SARAVANAN 113 K.SARAVANA DEVI 114 I.VENKATESAN
115 A.SUSEELA 116 A.S.KUMAR 117 P.YUVARANI 118 V.SATHYA 119 S.SUDHA 120 K.SUKUMAR 121 A.PREMA
122 K.SELVAM
123 N.K.KALPANA DEVI 124 S.SELVAM
125 N.K.KALPANA DEVI
126 M.INDUMATHI
127 P.SATHYANEELA
128 K.NISHA BANU
129 M.SANGEETHA
130 R.MURUGAIAH
131 A.PALANIAPPAN
132 S.VENNILA
133 G.JAYAGANDHIMATHI
134 S.PRAKASH
135 V.VANITHA 136 S.SENTHILNATHAN
137 C.VENKATESAN 138 N.KALAIPRIYA 139 R.GOWRIMANGALAM 140 G.SASIKALA
141 V.SURESH KUMAR
142 S.KASTHURI 143 M.VENKATESH 144 A.MURUGESAN 145 A.SUBRAMANI 146 C.RAJESHWARI 147 G.UMA MAHESHWARI
148 M.ILLAVARASI 149 K.POONGODI 150 R.LAVANYA
151 G.UMA MAHESHWARI
152 M.SUGANESHWARI
153 M.SELVARANI
154 N.SUMATHI
155 N.MURUGAN
156 P.SUBRAMANIYAN
157 V.PERUMALSAMY
159 C.MURUGAN
160 O.S.SUMATHI
161 A.PARVEEN BANU
162 O.S. LAVANYA
163 S.MALATHI
164 S.UMA MAHESWARI
165 A.PARIMALA .. Appellants/ Petitioners
1,4,5,6,9,10,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,221,22,23,24,25,26,27,29, 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,38,39,40,41,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53 ,54,55,56,57,59,61,62,63,64,65,67,69,71,72,74,76,77,78,79, 81,82,83,84,85,86,88,89,90,91,96,97,98,99,100,101,103,104, 105,107,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,118,119,121,122,125 ,126,128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137,139,140,141,14 2,143,144,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,152,159,160,161,163, 165,167,168,169,171,172,174,175,176,177,178,179,182,183,184 ,185,186,187,189,190,191,192,193,194,195,196,197,198,199, 200,201,202,204,05,207,210,211,212,213,216,218,219,220.
Vs
1 STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUAITON DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT CHENNAI 09.
2 PERIYAR UNIVERSITY REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR PERIYAR PALKALAI NAGAR SALEM-636 011
.. Respondents/ Respondents
3 G. RAVIKUMAR
51 L. SUJATHA 52 M. MADHESWARAN 53 J. CHELLADURAI 54 J. TAMIZHARASI 55 P. BHUVANESHWAI .. Respondents/Writ Petitioners
(Respondents 3 to 55 were Petitioners in WP.NO.2453 of 2016 atS.Nos.2,3,7,8,11,12,14,28,37,42,43,44,58,60,66,68, 70,73,75,80,87,90,91,93,94,95,10,1102,106,108,17,120,123,12 4,127,138,153,154,155,156,162,164,166,170,173,180,181,203,2 06,208,209,214, and 217 they have beeb added as Pro-Forma parties and no relief is claimed against them in this Appeal and hence the Respondents 3 to 55 are given up)
W.A.No.1904 of 2019:
1 S.SARALA .. Petitioners
2 K.SUBRAMANIAN
3 R.SELVARANI
4 G.CHANDRA
5 P.MANI
6 A.ANGAMUTHU
7 R.VIJAYA
8 P.GUNASEKARAN 9 M.NANDHINI .. AppellantS/ Petitioners 4,5,6,8,9,10,12,14,20 Vs 1 STATE OF TAMILNADU [ RESPONDENTS ] REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT CHENNAI-9 2 PERIYAR UNIVERSITY REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR PERIYAR UNIVERSITY SALEM-636011 .. Respondents/ Respondents
| 2 | P. KRISHNAVENI | .. Appellants/ Petitioners1 &3 |
|---|---|---|
| Vs | ||
| 1 |
STATE OF TAMILNADU Rep by its Secretary Secretariat Chennai- |
Hr. Education Dept 600 009 |
| 2 |
PERIYAR UNIVERSITY Rep by its Registrar Salem-636 011 |
Periyar Palkarai Nagar |
| 3 | N. SENTHIL | |
| .. Respondents/ Respondents | ||
| W.A | .No.1915 of 2019: | |
| 1 | R.THAMARAI NANGAI | |
| 2 | R.MURUGAN | .. Appellants/ Petitioners |
| V | s | |
| 1 |
STATE OF TAMILNADU REP BY ITS SECRETARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CHENNAI 600 009 |
TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECRETARIAT |
| 2 |
PERIYAR UNIVERSITY REP BY ITS REGISTRAR SALEM 636 011 . |
PERIYAR UNIVERSITY . Respondents/ Respondents |
Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order passed by the learned single Judge of this Court in W.P.Nos.30721,2453,7813,27762,30720, and 27763 of 2016 dated 25.09.2018.
WP.NO.27762 OF 2016:
calling for the records relating to the Notification of the 2nd respondent dated 14.7.2016 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioners by submitting the proposals as called for by the Government of Tamilnadu in Letter NO.11817/ K1/ 2013-5 Higher Education Department dated 3.6.2015.
WP.NO.27763 OF 2016:
calling for the records relating to the Notification of the 2nd respondent dated 14.7.2016 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioners by submitting the proposals as called for by the Government of Tamilnadu in Letter NO.11817/ K1/ 2013-5 Higher Education Department dated 3.6.2015.
WP.NO.27720 OF 2016:
Calling for the records relating to the Notification of the 2nd respondent dated 14.07.2016 issued with respect to the Periyar University P.G. Extension Centre Dharmapuri and quash the same.
WP.NO.30721 OF 2016:
Calling for the records relating to the Notification of the 2nd respondent dated 14.07.2016 issued with respect to the Periyar University Constituent Arts & Science College at Harur and quash the same.
WP.NO.2453 OF 2016:
Forbearing the 2nd Respondent from filling up the posts except from SI.No.1 to 5 notified in the Advertisement published in Daily Thanthi Dated 12-01-2016 and regularize the services of the petitioners by submitting the proposal as called for by the Government in Government Letter No. 11817/K.1/2013-5 Higher Education Department Dated 03.06.2015.
WP.NO.7813 OF 2016:
Calling for the records of the impugned notification dt 12.1.2016 issued by the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same in so far as Sl. No.6 to 17 concern as illegal and against livelihood of the petitioners consequently direct the 2nd respondent to regularize the service of the petitioners in the regular posts of Periyar University Salem.
For Appellants : Mr.S.Sathia Chandran (in all Wps) For Respondents : Mrs. A.Srijayanthi, (in all Wps) Special Government Pleader for R1 Mr.Godson Swaminathan for M/s. Isaac Chambey for R2.
C O M M O N J U D G M E N T (Judgment of the Court was made by K.K.SASIDHARAN, J.,)
The writ petitions filed by the appellants were dismissed by the learned single Judge. The present appeals are directed against the order dated 25.09.2018 passed by the learned single Judge.
account the subsequent events relating to the withdrawal of the very writ petitions by the appellants. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
vsi
To
Periyar University,
Salem - 636 011.
+1cc to Mr.S.Sathia Chandran , Advocate SR.No. 56837
+1 cc to Government Pleader Sr.No. 58060
+6ccs to Mr.Isaac chambers , Advocate SR.No. 57272
W.A.Nos.1903, 1901, 1904, 1906,
1907 & 1915 of 2019
sj (CO) A.SK(20/08/2019)
S.Sudha
State of Tamil Nadu
Periyar University
K.K. Sasidharan
P.T. Asha
As recorded by the court registry
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