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Benjamin Dany Raja v. the General Manager

Madras HC11 Sept 2025WP(MD)/13152/2019

Case brief

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What is this about?

Security Guard recruitment, Reserve Bank of India; writ of Mandamus under Article 226; physical test 18.02.2019; certificate verification; 19 vacancies (17 general, 2 OBC); eight posts vacant; name omitted from final list; liberty to file representation; consideration within four weeks; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; WP(MD)No. 13152 of 2019; C. Kumarappan J.; disposed of 11.09.2025; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to send a representation within two weeks; respondents directed to consider it and pass orders on merits within four weeks thereafter; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed. ¶31

Benjamin Dany Raja Vs the General Manager — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents are to be directed by writ of Mandamus to appoint the petitioner to the post of Security Guard available under the General category quota, in view of his contention that eight of the 19 notified vacancies remain unfilled notwithstanding his having been called for certificate verification after the physical test.

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Court's answer

Even if the petitioner's contention of eight unfilled vacancies is accepted, the petitioner did not submit any material before the Court to enable it to pass a positive direction for his appointment.

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Ratio / Principle

Without going into the merits, the Court gave the petitioner liberty to send a representation to the respondents within two weeks of receipt of a copy of the order, and directed the respondents to consider such representation and pass orders according to merits within a further period of four weeks.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), per C. Kumarappan, J., disposed of a writ petition by Benjamin Dany Raja seeking appointment as Security Guard in the Reserve Bank of India under the General category quota (Article 226). The petitioner, who applied in response to a recruitment notification dated 09.11.2018 and attended a physical test on 18.02.2019 followed by a call for verification of original certificates, contended that of 19 notified vacancies (17 general, 2 OBC) eight posts remained vacant while his name was omitted from the final list. Noting that no one appeared for the respondents and that the petitioner produced no material to sustain a positive direction, the Court, without going into the merits, permitted the petitioner to make a representation within two weeks and directed the respondents to consider it and pass orders on merits within four weeks thereafter. Petition disposed of with no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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Dated:11.09.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN

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WP(MD)No. 13152 of 2019 and WMP(MD)NO.9794 209

Benjamin Dany Raja

... Petitioners

Vs.

1.The General Manager, Reserve Bank of India Fort Clacis, 16, Rajaji Salai, Chennai-600 001.

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2.The General Manager, Human Resource Management Department, (including HR Operations Unit) Reserve Bank of India, 16^th Floor, Central office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Mumbai-400 001. ... Respondents

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Prayer : Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner for the post of Security Guard available presently under General category quota.

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For Petitioners : Mr.P.Kanagaraj

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For R1 & R2 : Mr.K.R.Laxman (No appearance)

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ORDER

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The prayer sought for in the present Writ Petition is to direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner for the post of Security Guard available presently under General Category Quota.

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2.It is the contention of the petitioner that he, based upon the recruitment notification, dated 09.11.2018, applied for the post of Security Guard through online application. After that, the respondents had also sent a call letter to the petitioner to attend physical test on 18.02.2019. After the completion of physical test, the respondents asked the petitioner to produce the original certificates for verification. It is the further contention of the petitioner that since the respondent had called upon the petitioner to produce the original certificates, it amounts that the petitioner has been selected for the said post. However, the respondents did not select the petitioner and his name did not find place in the final list. It is the specific submission of the petitioner that though the respondents have notified 19 vacancies, only two vacancies were reserved for OBC category and that 17 vacancies were allotted to be the general category. The learned counsel would further submit

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that eight posts are still kept vacant. Hence, he prays to allow the writ petition.

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3.Though the name of the learned counsel appearing for the first and second respondents was printed in the cause list, in spite of the case being listed, no one has appeared on behalf of the respondents to deny the contention made by the petitioner.

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4.If the petitioner's contention is accepted then there are 8 vacancies yet to be filled, and naturally the non-inclusion of the petitioner's name in the final list needs to be explained. However, the petitioner did not submit any material before this Court to pass a positive direction.

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5.In such view of the matter, without going to the merits of the matter, this Court deems it appropriate to give liberty to the petitioner to send representation to the respondents within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If such representation is received, the respondents are directed to consider the same and pass orders according to his own merits within a further period of four weeks therefrom.

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6.With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

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Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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Index : Yes/No

Neutral Citation : Yes/No

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1.The General Manager, Reserve Bank of India Fort Clacis, 16, Rajaji Salai, Chennai-600 001.

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2.The General Manager, Human Resource Management Department, (including HR Operations Unit) Reserve Bank of India, 16^th Floor, Central office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Mumbai-400 001.

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C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

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