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All India Sc/St Asso. of v. Union of India

Madras HC18 Nov 2025WP/19544/2012

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Infructuous dismissal; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed; Article 226; Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus; APAR; Annual Performance Appraisal Report; 75% marks; eligibility condition for promotion; Indian Overseas Bank; IOB; Union of India; Ministry of Finance; Department of Financial Services; All India SC/ST Association of IOB Employees; Madras High Court; K. Surender, J.; 18-11-2025; WP No. 19544 of 2012; MP.Nos.1 to 3 of 2012.

What did the court decide?

Recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the Writ Petition had become infructuous and nothing survived for adjudication, the Court dismissed the Writ Petition as infructuous, made no award of costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petition. No ruling was made on the merits of the challenged APAR 75%-marks promotion eligibility condition.

All India Sc/St Asso. of Vs Union of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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WP No. 19544 of 2012

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 18-11-2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER

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WP No. 19544 of 2012 and MP.Nos.1 to 3 of 2012

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All India SC/ST Association of IOB Employees (Regd.No.232/2012) (Society registered under the Society Registration Act) rep., by its President A.Krishnan, No.17, 2nd Main Road, Kakkan Nagar, Adambakkam, Chennai-600 088.

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Petitioner(s)

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Union Of India Rep. By Secretary To Government, Ministry of Finance, Dept. Of Financial Services, Jeeran Deep, VI Floor, Parliament Street, New Delhi

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Indian Overseas Bank Rep., by its General Manager, 763, Anna Salai, Chennai-2

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Respondent(s)

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PRAYER

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This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking

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

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WP No. 19544 of 2012

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Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the entire records relating to the proceedings of the 1st Respondent in Ref.No.F.No.4/11/1/2011-IR dated 14.03.2012 and that of the 2nd Respondent in Ref.No.EST/30/2012-2013 dated 12.05.2012 and quash the said proceedings dated 14.03.2012 and 12.05.2012 respectively and consequently forbear the respondents from insisting 75% marks in Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) for each of the years of service required as an eligibility condition for promotion.

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For Petitioner(s): NA

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For Respondent(s): Mr.W.Aadharsh Levin for M/s.T.S.Gopalan and co for R2 R1 - Na

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ORDER

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submit that the prayer sought for in this

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Writ Petition has become infructuous and nothing survives for further adjudication.

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