C.Sethuraman Vs Government of Tamilnadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

C.Sethuraman Vs Government of Tamilnadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition closed as abated, with liberty to the legal representatives of the deceased petitioner to file an application for reopening; no costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the services of the petitioner, initially appointed on daily wages, were liable to be regularised from the date of his initial appointment (with consequential service and monetary benefits) rather than from the date of G.O.Ms.No.21, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC.3) Department, dated 23.02.2006. Framed from the prayer only; never adjudicated as the petition abated.

Ratio / Principle

The writ petition is closed as abated, following the death of the sole petitioner and the inability of his counsel to reach the legal representatives.

Key takeaways

Liberty is given to the legal representatives of the deceased petitioner to file an appropriate application for reopening of the writ petition if they intend to pursue the matter; no costs awarded.ratio¶29

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Madras (Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J.), W.P.No.33767 of 2014, decided 11.08.2025 — C.Sethuraman v. Government of Tamil Nadu and others. The petitioner had sought, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, a writ of certiorarified mandamus to quash G.O.Ms.No.21, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC.3) Department, dated 23.02.2006, to the limited extent of regularization of his services from the date of that Government Order, together with directions to regularise his services from the date of his initial appointment on daily wages basis with consequential service and monetary benefits. When the matter was listed on 26.06.2025 the Court was informed that the sole petitioner was no more, and the matter was adjourned to enable steps to bring his legal representatives on record. On 11.08.2025 the petitioner's counsel represented that, despite best efforts, he could not reach the legal representatives and expressed inability to pursue the matter. The Court closed the writ petition as abated, gave the legal representatives liberty to file an appropriate application for reopening if they intend to pursue the matter, and directed no costs. No substantive issue was adjudicated.

W.P.No.33767 of 2014

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.08.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR

W.P.No.33767 of 2014

C.Sethuraman

Petitioner

Vs

1 Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department, Secretariat,

Chennai-600 009.

2 The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chennai-600 005.

3 The Commissioner, Salem City Municipal Corporation, Salem. ... Respondents

PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus, to call for the records of the first respondent relating to G.O.Ms.No.21, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MC.3) Department, dated 23.02.2006, quash the same to the limited extent of regularization of the services of the petitioner from the date of the said Government Order and to issue

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consequential directions to the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioner from the date of his initial appointment on daily wages basis with all consequential service and monetary benefits.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Ravi

For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.S.Rajesh, Govt. Advocate.

For Respondent 3 : Ms.N.Devi

ORDER

On earlier occasion, when the matter was listed before this Court on 26.06.2025, it was brought to the notice of this court that the sole petitioner was no more. In view of the same, the matter was adjourned to enable the learned counsel for the petitioner to take steps to bring on record the legal representatives of the deceased petitioner.

Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that, in spite of his best efforts, he is not in a position to reach out to the legal representatives of the deceased petitioner, and he expressed his inability to pursue the matter.

In the light of the above, this Writ Petition is closed, as abated,

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with liberty to the legal representatives of the deceased petitioner to file an appropriate application for reopening of this Writ Petition, in case they intend to pursue the matter, if any. No costs.

11.08.2025

NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No

dixit

To:

1 Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2 The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chennai-600 005.

3 The Commissioner, Salem City Municipal Corporation, Salem.

MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.

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