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Tamil Nadu Village Administrative Officers Association, v. The Government of Tamil Nadu

Madras HC11 Sept 2025WP/19124/2019

Case brief

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What is this about?

infructuous writ petition; closed as infructuous; no costs; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; writ of certiorarified mandamus; G.O.Ms.No.70 Revenue and Disaster Management [Ser-7(1)] Department dated 25.02.2019; 2896 VAO posts through TNPSC; additional charge/in-charge workload; Tamil Nadu Village Administrative Officers' Association; W.M.P.Nos.18491 and 21857 of 2019 closed; no merits decided; no precedential value.

What did the court decide?

Recording the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner and the endorsement that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and the petition has become infructuous, the writ petition is closed as infructuous, with no costs, and the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. ¶23

Tamil Nadu Village Administrative Officers… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.No.19124 of 2019

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 11.09.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR

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W.P.No.19124 of 2019 and W.M.P.Nos.18491 and 21857 of 2019

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Tamil Nadu Village Administrative Officers' Association rep by its State General Secretary Mr.K.Selvan, VAO., TNVAOA Illam, S/o.V.P.Karamani, No.26, Venkatachalam Street, Triplicane, Chennai – 5.

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.. Petitioner

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1.The Government of Tamil Nadu rep. By its Secretary to Government, P & AR Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

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2.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 9.

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3.The Additional Chief Secretary/ Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai -5. … Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records connected in G.O.Ms.No.70, Revenue and Disaster Management [Ser-7(1)]

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

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W.P.No.19124 of 2019

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Department, dated 25.02.2019 of the 2 nd respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to fill up all the 2896 VAO posts through TNPSC so as to reduce the regular VAOs heavy work load such as additional charge/in-charge.

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For Petitioner : Mr.K.Arumugam

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For Respondents : Mr.T.Chandrasekaran Special Government Pleader

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O R D E R

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Mr.K.Arumugam, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

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cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration and thus the writ petition has become infructuous. He also made an endorsement to that effect.

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Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and endorsement made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this writ petition is closed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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11.09.2025

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Speaking order / Non-speaking order Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No

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

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