The High Court of Judicature at Madras dismissed a writ petition filed by the SC/ST Employees Welfare Association of Pondicherry Engineering College. The petition had remained pending for over 13 years without representation.
Writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 22.12.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN
W.P.Nos. 19593 of 2007
Pondicherry Engineering College, SC/ST Employees Welfare Association,
rep. By its Secretary, Mr.N.Balasubramaniam
Pillaichavadi, Pondicherry. ...Petitioner Versus 1.The Union Territory of Pondicherry, rep. By the Secretary to Government, Chief Secretariat, Pondicherry – 605001. 2.The Principal, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pillaichavadi, Pondicherry – 605 014. ... Respondents
PRAYEr: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarifed Mandamus, to call for the records in the impugned notification NO.PEC/Estt/Recruit/(T)/2006, dated 15.09.2006 passed y the Principal, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pillaichavadi, Pondicherry – 14 the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same arbitrary, unreasonable, ulterior motive, ultravirus and against the rules and principles of natural justice in so far as the professor and Assistant Professors are concerned and there by direct the respondent to apply the rule of reservations and further direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner Association Members as Professor and Assistant Professors in this 2nd respondent Engineering College.
This Writ Petition has been filed to call for the records in the impugned notification NO.PEC/Estt/Recruit/(T)/2006, dated 15.09.2006 passed y the Principal, Pondicherry Engineering
College, Pillaichavadi, Pondicherry – 14 the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same arbitrary, unreasonable, ulterior motive, ultravirus and against the rules and principles of natural justice in so far as the professor and Assistant Professors are concerned and there by direct the respondent to apply the rule of reservations and further direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner Association Members as Professor and Assistant Professors in this 2nd respondent Engineering College.
2.There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner for several hearings. On 14.12.2020, the matter is adjourned to 22.12.2020 under the caption 'for dismissal'. Even though, when the matter was taken up today (i.e. 22.12.2020), none appeared on behalf of the petitioner. Since this writ petition is pending from the year 2007 i.e., morethan 13 years, the petitioner Association is not interested to proceed furhter .
Pondicherry Engineering College, SC/ST Employees Welfare Association
Union Territory of Pondicherry
Principal, Pondicherry Engineering College
P. Velmurugan
As recorded by the court registry
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