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A.Niranjil Kumar v. The Chairman

Madras HC4 Sept 2025WP/17357/2019

Case brief

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What is this about?

Madras High Court; WP No. 17357 of 2019; A.Niranjil Kumar v. Chairman TANGEDCO and Chief Engineer (Recruitment) TANGEDCO; writ petition under Art.226; certiorarified mandamus; TANGEDCO recruitment; Assistant Engineer/Electrical 2017-2018; Priority category; Priority Dependents of Freedom Fighter; equal reservation for men and women candidates at ratio 7.7; Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Service Regulations; lower marks in written examination; counsel sought permission to withdraw with court-bundle endorsement; dismissed as withdrawn; no costs; single judge bench T. Vinod Kumar; decision date 04-09-2025; no holdings recorded.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the writ petition granted (endorsement made in the court bundle); the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with no costs. ¶25

A.Niranjil Kumar Vs The Chairman — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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WP No. 17357 of 2019

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 04-09-2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR

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WP No. 17357 of 2019

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A.Niranjil Kumar

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S/o. Ayyamperumal, No. 10A, Ground Floor, Natarajan Street, Gandhi Road, Velacherry, Chennai - 600042 Chennai

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Petitioner(s)

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The Chairman, TANGEDCO, Head Quarters Complex, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600002Chennai

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2.The Chief Engineer, Recruitment, TANGEDCO, Head Quarters Complex, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600002

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Respondent(s)

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PRAYER

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Writ Petition filed under Art.226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of writ of certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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WP No. 17357 of 2019

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selection process of the candidates under the category of Priority to the post of Assistant Engineer/ Electrical 2017-2018 in the 1st respondent office, on the ground of allowing equal reservation for men and women candidates at the ratio 7.7, contra to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Service Regulations and also on the ground of selecting the persons who got lower marks in the written examination than the petitioner and quash the same and further direct the 1st and 2nd respondents to give appointment to the post of Assistant Engineer/ Electrical 2017-2018 to the petitioner under the category of Priority Dependents of Freedom Fighter within the time frame fixed by this Honorable Court

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.R.T.Shyamala

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For Respondent(s): Mr.K.Rajkumar, Standing Counsel (TANGEDCO)

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ORDER

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Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this court to

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withdraw the writ petition and to that effect, he has also made an endorsement

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in the court bundle.