B.Ganesan v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous writ petition dismissed without costs; mid-term cadre review of Tamil Nadu IAS cadre; proviso 4(2) IAS (Cadre) Rules 1954; cadre strength limitation of about 5%; Central Administrative Tribunal Madras Bench O.A.No.1827 of 2017 order dated 17.06.2021 challenged; petitioner B. Ganesan, District Revenue Officer/Secretary and Personnel Officer, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, conferred Central post in 2022 pursuant to cadre review; Article 226 certiorarified mandamus; respondents included Union of India (DoPT, MHA), Government of Tamil Nadu and UPSC; High Court of Judicature at Madras, order dated 11.08.2025 by V. Lakshminarayanan, J.
What did the court decide?
The relief sought in the writ petition has become infructuous because the petitioner, pursuant to the cadre review, was conferred with the Central post in 2022; accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous with no costs.