The Court dismissed a Civil Miscellaneous Petition seeking leave to file a Writ Appeal against an order refusing admission in Tamil Nadu PSC selection. The Court held that mere participation does not grant a right to challenge such an order as it would open gates for all participants.
Petitioner refused leave to file Writ Appeal; main Writ Appeal rejected.
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C.M.P.(MD).No.16767 of 2024
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 22.11.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE
C.M.P.(MD).No.16767 of 2024
in
W.A.(MD).SR.No.72512 of 2024
V.Vairamuthu
... Petitioner/Appellant
Vs.
1.B.Selvam
... Respondents/Respondents
PRAYER in C.M.P.(MD).No.16767 of 2024: Civil Miscellaneous Petition
filed under Section 151 of CPC, praying to grant leave to the petitioner to file the above Writ Appeal against the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD). No.1425 of 2024 dated 11.06.2024.
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PRAYER in W.A.(MD).SR.No.72512 of 2024: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent, praying to set aside the order passed by this Court dated 11.06.2024 in W.P.(MD).No.1425 of 2024.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.Vinoharan For R-1 : M/s.Geethanjali for M/s.Ajmal Associates For R-2 & R-3 : Mr.V.Panneer Selvam
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH,J.)
The present application is filed to grant leave to the petitioner for filing the Writ Appeal against the order passed in W.P.(MD).No.1425 of 2024 dated 11.06.2024.
process, it would not give him a right to challenge the order passed by the writ Court. We have also taken into consideration that if this leave is granted, it might open gates to all the participants in the selection process.
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the petitioner to work out his remedies in accordance with law. Consequently, W.A.(MD).SR.No.72512 of 2024 stands rejected.
(M.S.R.,J.) (A.D.M.C.,J.) 22.11.2024
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To 1.The Deputy Secretary to Government, The State of Tamil Nadu, Human Resource and Management Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.
2.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, TNPSC Road, Broadway, Chennai – 600 003.
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M.S.RAMESH,J. and A.D.MARIA CLETE,J.
Lm
C.M.P.(MD).No.16767 of 2024 in W.A.(MD).SR.No.72512 of 2024
22.11.2024
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether leave to file a Writ Appeal is exigible for a participant in the selection process seeking to challenge an order refusing admission.
Whether granting leave in the main petition against a writ court order would create a precedent allowing all participants to challenge similar orders.
V.Vairamuthu
B.Selvam
The State of Tamil Nadu
The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
M.S.Ramesh
A.D.Maria Clete
As recorded by the court registry
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