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Chinnasamy v. The District Collector

Madras HC5 Aug 2025WA(MD)/2141/2025

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What is this about?

Compassionate appointment denied where deceased employee served on consolidated pay basis and not in a regular post; Overhead Tank Operator of P.Ramachandrapuram Panchayat, Virudhunagar District; death in harness 07.12.2024; Madras High Court Madurai Bench; W.A.(MD)No.2141 of 2025 decided 05.08.2025 by G.R.Swaminathan and K.Rajasekar, JJ.; writ appeal dismissed affirming Single Judge order dated 03.06.2025 in W.P.(MD)No.1397 of 2025.

What did the court decide?

Since the appellant does not claim that his father was regularly appointed, and the father was serving only on a consolidated pay basis and not in a regular post, the question of granting appointment on compassionate grounds does not arise at all. ¶31

Chinnasamy Vs The District Collector — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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W.A.(MD)No.2141 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 05.08.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR

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W.A.(MD)No.2141 of 2025

Chinnasamy

... Appellant

Vs.

1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

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2.The Assistant Director of Rural Development, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

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3.The Block Development Officer, Madavarvilagam Union, Srivilliputhur Taluk, Virudhunagar District.

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4.The Panchayath Secretary,

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P.Ramachandrapuram Panchayat, Virudhunagar District. ... Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Appeal filed under Clause XV of Letters Patent, to allow the writ appeal by setting aside the order passed in W.P.(MD)No.1397 of 2025 dated 03.06.2025 on the file of this Court.

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For Appellant : Mr.T.Indrachithu

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For Respondents : Mr.N.Satheeshkumar, Addl. Government Pleader.

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JUDGMENT (By G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.)

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Heard both sides.

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2.The appellant herein filed W.P.(MD)No.1397 of 2025 seeking appointment on compassionate grounds. According to the appellant, his father / Govindaraj served the respondent / local body as Overhead Tank

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Operator for twenty years and that he died while in harness on 07.12.2024. The learned Single Judge vide order dated 03.06.2025 dismissed the writ petition in the following terms:-

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“4.The learned Special Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that with regard to the claim for compassionate appointment, the petitioner is not eligible, as his father was serving on a consolidated pay basis and not in a regular post.

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5.In view of the submission made by the learned Special Government Pleader that the petitioner-s father was serving only on a consolidated pay basis and not in a regular post, the petitioner is not eligible for compassionate appointment. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.”

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Aggrieved by the same, this writ appeal has been filed.

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3.It is not the case of the appellant that his father was regularly appointed. When he was serving only on consolidated pay basis and not in a regular post, the question of granting appointment on compassionate grounds does not arise at all. The approach adopted by the learned Single Judge cannot be faulted. The writ appeal stands dismissed. No costs.

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(G.R.S. J.,) & (K.R.S. J.,) 05.08.2025

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NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias

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