T.Balasundaram Vs The state of Tamil nadu Rep by — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

T.Balasundaram Vs The state of Tamil nadu Rep by — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

No substantive relief; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to assail the Government Order by which the differentia is sought to be made between the same course offered by two different organs of the State Government; no costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned order dated 15.07.2019 of the 2nd respondent illegally rejected the petitioner's application for the post of Technical Assistant (Air-Conditioning) in the Forensic Science Department, warranting quashing of the rejection and inclusion of the petitioner's name for the oral test.

Ratio / Principle

On the learned counsel for the petitioner seeking permission to withdraw the writ petition (there being no challenge to the notification or to the altered intelligent differentia between the two diplomas), the Court granted the liberty sought and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, with liberty to assail the Government Order by which the aforesaid differentia is sought to be made between the same course offered by two different organs of the State Government, and with no costs.

Key takeaways

The Court observed that the writ petition contained no challenge to the notification or to the altered intelligent differentia sought to be made between the Diploma in Mechanical Engineering awarded by the Department of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, and the Diploma in Refrigerator and Air Conditioning awarded by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Government of Tamil Nadu.obiter¶22

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W.P.No.23279 of 2019 (T. Vinod Kumar, J.), High Court of Judicature at Madras, decided 08.09.2025 — T.Balasundram v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. The petitioner, whose application for the post of Technical Assistant (Air-Conditioning) in the Forensic Science Department under Notification No.22/2018 dated 28.05.2019 was rejected by the 2nd respondent's (TNPSC) impugned order dated 15.07.2019 published on its website, sought a writ of certiorarified mandamus under Article 226 to quash the rejection and to be included for the oral test. After arguing the matter for some time, on the Court pointing out that the writ petition contained no challenge either to the notification or to the altered intelligent differentia drawn between the Diploma in Mechanical Engineering awarded by the Department of Technical Education and the Diploma in Refrigerator and Air Conditioning awarded by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, counsel sought leave to withdraw with liberty to assail the Government Order creating that differentia. Held: writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with that liberty; no costs.

W.P.No.23279 of 2019

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.09.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR

W.P.No.23279 of 2019

T.Balasundram

.. petitioner

vs

The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by the Principal Secretary / Commissioner of Department of Technical Education Chennai – 600 025.

2.Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Represented by the Controller of Examination Office of TNPSC TNPSC road, Chennai – 600003.

… Respondents

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 record of the 2 nd respondent relating to the impugned order dated 15.07.2019 published in the website in furtherance of notification No.22/2018 dated 28.05.2019 and quash the impugned order dated 15.07.2019 in so far rejecting the petitioner's application for the post of Technical Assistant (Air-

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Conditioning) in Forensic Science Department, as illegal and direct the

respondent to include the petitioner name for oral test for the said post.

For Petitioner : Mr.Arulmozhi.A For Respondents : M/s.M.r.Gokul Krishnan, AGP for R1. Mr.B.Vijay, Standing Counsel for R2.

O R D E R

After arguing the matter for sometime, the learned counsel appearing

for the petitioner on being pointed out by this Court that there is no challenge in the present writ petition to the notification or altered intelligent differentia sought to be made between the Diploma in Mechanical Engineering awarded by the Department of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu and the Diploma in Refrigerator and Air Conditioning awarded by the State Board of Technical Education and training, Government of Tamil Nadu, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition, with liberty to assail the Government Order by which the aforesaid differentia is sought to be made between the same course offered by two different organs of the

State Government.

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Granting liberty as sought for, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs.

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Speaking order / Non-speaking order Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No tsh To 1. The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by the Principal Secretary / Commissioner of Department of Technical Education Chennai – 600 025. 2.Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Represented by the Controller of Examination Office of TNPSC TNPSC road, Chennai – 600003.

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