The petitioner's counsel submitted that subsequent developments rendered the writ petition infructuous. The Court accepted the submission and dismissed the petition as infructuous. No costs were awarded.
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W.P.No.16706 of 2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 22.02.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND
W.P.No.16706 of 2018
Uma Maheswari … Petitioner
Vs
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, 2nd Floor, Central Documentation Complex, ChPT Buildings, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001.
PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records
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of the 4th respondent in its OM No.E/15011/01/2018-HR dated 10.05.2018 in so far it places the petitioner in the category of Technical Officer and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to include the name of the petitioner herein in the seniority list of Assistant Director over and above the 5th respondent (viz, Dhanya K.N) and grant promotion to the petitioner as Assistant Director on par with her other colleagues with all attendant and monetary benefits and pass further orders.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Vijay Shankar For Respondents : Mr.Su.Srinivasan
ORDER
When the matter is taken up for the hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that in view of the subsequent developments happened during the pendency of this Writ Petition, nothing survives for further adjudication in this Writ Petition and requested to dismiss this Writ petition as infructuous.
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1.The Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhavan, Kotla Road, New Delhi – 110 002. 2.The Chief Management Services Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhavan, Kotla Road, New Delhi – 110 002. 3.The Director, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, 2nd Floor, Central Documentation Complex, ChPT Buildings, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001. 4.The Deputy Director (HR) Division, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhavan, Kotla Road, New Delhi – 110 002.
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Uma Maheswari
The Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
The Chief Management Services Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
The Director, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
The Deputy Director (HR) Division, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
K.N.Dhanya
Battu Devanand
As recorded by the court registry
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