The Administrator v. S.Muthuselvam
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate appointment; cooperative society employee's son; father died in harness; recommendation pending with Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Theni; single Judge's positive direction for appointment struck down; Division Bench confines itself to deleting the words 'and appoint the petitioner in any suitable post' while preserving the rest of the writ judgment dated 23.04.2025 in W.P.(MD)No.11394 of 2025; writ appeal partly allowed, no costs; connected C.M.P.(MD)No.11182 of 2025 closed; decided 16.07.2025 by G.R.SWAMINATHAN and K.RAJASEKAR, JJ.; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Clause 15 Letters Patent.
What did the court decide?
The Writ Appeal is partly allowed: the positive-direction expression “and appoint the petitioner in any suitable post” is deleted from the order in W.P.(MD)No.11394 of 2025 dated 23.04.2025, with all other aspects of that order left intact; no costs awarded; the connected miscellaneous petition (C.M.P.(MD)No.11182 of 2025) is closed.