J.Gangatharan Vs the State of Tamil Nadu

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Declaration, to declare the Urban Local Bodies Employees' Service Conditions dealt in Chapter V of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules 2023 as illegal, unconstitutional and arbitrary particularly the Rule 210 and 211, excluding the Class-IV employees working as Road Worker, Park Employee, Labourer, Female Attender, Sanitary Cleaner etc., appointed on Compassionate basis as per the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act 1919 in the Classification of posts in PartIII, Chapter V of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules 2023 is discriminative, against the Rules of natural justice and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and further for a consequential direction directing the respondents to forthwith prepare the panel by including and promote the Petitioners to the post of Junior Assistant, Typist etc., without giving effect to the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules 2023.

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For Petitioners :: Mr.K.Ramachandran

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For Respondents :: Mr.C.Selvaraj Additional Government Pleader for R1

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W.P.No.23191 of 2024

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Ms.P.T.Ramadevi Standing Counsel for R2 & R3

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM,J.)

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W.M.P.No.25346 of 2024 seeking to permit the petitioners to file a

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single writ petition stands ordered on payment of separate Court fee.

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2. The writ petition has been instituted to declare the Urban Local Bodies Employees' Service Conditions dealt in Chapter V of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules 2023, particularly Rules 210 and 211, as illegal, unconstitutional and arbitrary, mainly on the ground that no promotional avenues have been provided to the Class IV employees (Basic Service) working in the Greater Chennai Corporation.

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2. With reference to the grievances, the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the Greater Chennai Corporation would submit that the grievances of the petitioners are redressed and the Rules have been amended by the Government. In this regard, the learned Standing Counsel

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W.P.No.23191 of 2024

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furnished a copy of the amendment made to the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2023.

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3. The Rules were notified and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 4 th March, 2025. As per the amendment, the details of posts in Municipal Corporations have been shown in Annexure-I including the posts in which the petitioners are working. Thus the case of the petitioners are to be considered for promotion in the order of seniority and with reference to the rules in force. With this observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. Consequently, W.M.P.No.25347 of 2024 is closed. No costs.

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Index : yes (S.M.S.,J.) (K.R.S.,J.) Neutral citation : yes/no 26.03.2025 ss

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To

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