Writ Petition filed regarding promotion and retirement benefits dismissed as infructuous because subsequent developments during pendency rendered the relief sought no longer necessary, closing the connected miscellaneous petition.
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W.P.No.13956 of 2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated:18.03.2024
Coram:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND
Writ Petition No.13956 of 2018 and W.M.P.No.16485 of 2018
D.Sankar
.. Petitioner
/versus/
Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by Principal Secretary, to Government, Public Works (E2)Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. .. Respondent
Prayer: Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records on the file of the respondent herein in G.O.(D)No.106, Public Works(E2) Department, G.O.(D)No.108, Public Works (E2)Department, dated 25.04.2018, Government Letter No.8503/E2/2018-2-Public Works Department, dated 25.04.2018 and G.O.(D)No.203, Public Works (E), Dept. dated 28.06.2018 and quash the same in so far as the petitioner is concerned and to issue consequential direction to the respondent herein to forthwith promote the
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petitioner as Executive Engineer and permit him to retire peacefully on 30.06.2018 and grant him all consequential benefits.
For Petitioner :Mr.M.Ravi
For Respondent :Mr.M.Alagu Gouthem, GA
O R D E R
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that in view of the subsequent development happened during the pendency of the Writ Petition, nothing survives in this writ petition and sought to
dismiss the Writ Petition as infrucutous.
2.In view of the above, this Writ Petition is dismissed as
infructuous.
4.There shall be no order as to costs.
18.03.2024
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Index:yes/no Speaking order/non speaking order Neutral citation:yes/no ari
To:
The Principal Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works (E2)Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
W.P.No.13956 of 2018
BATTU DEVANAND,J.
ari
W.P.No.13956 of 2018
and
W.M.P.No.16485 of 2018
18.03.2024
D.Sankar
Government of Tamil Nadu
BATTU DEVANAND
As recorded by the court registry
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