The petitioner was elected as Vice Chairman of Palladam Panchayat Union Council, during the local body elections conducted in January 2020. The 5th respondent herein had issued a Notification dated 19.11.2019, to fill up certain posts viz., Record Clerk, Office Assistant and Night Watchman. Apart from the publication of the said notification, list of eligible candidates was also called from the District Employment Exchange. Due to the large number of candidates and in capacity of the Member of the Appointment Committee, the petitioner also interviewed 400 candidates. The testimonials of the said candidates were also recorded for further consideration. Meanwhile, without even considering the candidates interviewed by the petitioner herein and the candidates recommended by the Employment Exchange, the 4th and 5th respondents herein forwarded a finalized list of candidates to the 3rd respondent. Some irregularities were committed by the Committee Members in filling up the vacancies having not followed the procedure as contemplated in Tamil nadu Act No.59 of 2008 (The Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Ninth Amendment) Act, 2008). The 3rd respondent has sent specific instructions to follow the procedure and passed a resolution for selecting the aforesaid posts. They had not even received any information or communication from the 4th respondent for the aforesaid selection process for appointing the respondents 6 and 7. Therefore, aggrieved by the said discriminating decision taken by the 4th and 5th respondents, the writ petitioner has made an appeal before the 3rd respondent / District Collector on 27.01.2022 and the same is pending. Therefore, appropriate orders may be passed directing the 3rd respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner.
