Writ petition seeking mandamus for equal pay to temporary Village Assistants. Court directed first respondent to consider the representation and pass orders within eight weeks.
Direction to the first respondent to consider the representation and pass appropriate orders within eight weeks from the date of receipt of the order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 17.02.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH
W.P No.1231 of 2020
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to dispose of the representation of the petitioners dated 05.10.2019.
For Petitioners :Mr.S.Vijayakumar For Respondents :Mr.P.S.Siva Shanmuga Sundaram O R D E R
This writ petition has been filed for issuance of writ of mandamus, directing the first respondent to consider the representation made by the petitioners on 05.10.2019 and to pass appropriate orders within a period fixed by this Court.
they were made as Village Assistants in the year 2002 and they have been discharging their functions in the said post. The grievance of the petitioner is that persons who have been regularly appointed to the post of Village Assistant are getting a higher pay than the petitioners who were appointed on a temporary basis. The petitioners wanted respondents to give equal pay to the petitioners,that is paid to the other regularly appointed Village Assistants.
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Assistant Registrar(CS-)
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W.P No.1231 of 2020
GS(18/05/2020)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should direct the respondents to dispose of the petitioners' representation regarding equal pay for Village Assistants within a fixed time.
Whether the High Court can fix a time limit for the executive to pass orders on a representation under Article 226.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
S. Vasanthakumar and Others
The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department
N. Anand Venkatesh
As recorded by the court registry
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