V.Anbu Devi Vs State of Tamil Nadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

V.Anbu Devi Vs State of Tamil Nadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition dismissed as infructuous; liberty reserved to the petitioner to challenge the proceedings dated 28.02.2024 as regards the date of commencement of regularization, in accordance with law and on its own merits; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition W.M.P(MD)No.23173 of 2019 closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned order Na.Ka.NO.4748/A2/2019 dated 15.10.2019 of respondent No.2 should be quashed and the petitioner directed to be appointed as Grade III Librarian by way of recruitment by transfer from the post of Village Librarian with effect from 06.10.2013, with monetary benefits and arrears of pay by extending the benefit of G.O.Ms.Nos.64, 243, 60, 164 and 101 (School Education Department). +1 more

Court's answer

In view of the submission that the petitioner had already been considered for promotion and appointed as Librarian Grade-III by proceedings Na.Ka.No.4454/A/2023 dated 28.02.2024, and learned counsel for the petitioner conceding that nothing survived for adjudication, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Ratio / Principle

Liberty is given to the petitioner to challenge the proceedings dated 28.02.2024 solely as to the extent of the date of commencement of regularization, in accordance with law and on its own merits; no costs; the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Single-judge order (C. Kumarappan, J.), Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, dated 05.11.2025. The petitioner, V. Anbu Devi, had filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash the order Na.Ka.NO.4748/A2/2019 dated 15.10.2019 of the Director of Public Libraries (respondent No.2) and for appointment as Grade III Librarian by way of recruitment by transfer from the post of Village Librarian with effect from 06.10.2013, along with monetary benefits and arrears of pay by extending G.O.Ms.Nos.64, 243, 60, 164 and 101 (School Education Department). At the hearing the Additional Government Pleader reported that the petitioner had meanwhile been considered for promotion and appointed as Librarian Grade-III by proceedings Na.Ka.No.4454/A/2023 dated 28.02.2024; counsel for the petitioner conceded that nothing survived and prayed for dismissal, reserving leave to challenge those proceedings only on the date of commencement of regularisation. The Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, granted that liberty to be exercised in accordance with law and on merits, declined costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petition. No precedent was cited and no substantive question of law was adjudicated.

W.P(md)No.26807 of 2019

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

Dated:05.11.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN

WP(MD)No.26807 of 2019 and W.M.P(MD)No.23173 of 2019

V.Anbu Devi

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director of Public Libraries, O/o.The Director of Public Libraries, Anna Salai,

Chennai-2.

3.The District Library Officer, District Library Office, Simmakkal, Madurai-625 001. ... Respondents

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in Na.Ka.NO.4748/A2/2019 dated 15.10.2019 on the file of the respondent No.2 and quash the same as illegal and consequently for a direction, directing the respondent No.2 to appoint the petitioner in the post of Grade III Librarian by way of recruitment by

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transfer from the post of Village Librarian with effect from 06.10.2013 along with all monetary benefits and arrears of pay by extending the benefit of Government Orders in G.O.Ms.No.64 School Education Department, dated 12.05.2006, G.O.Ms.No.243 School Education Department, dated 27.11.2006, G.O.Ms.No.60 School Education Department, dated 18.02.2009, G.O.Ms.No.164 School Education Department, dated 28.10.2011, G.O.Ms.No.101 School Education Department, dated 12.05.2015 within the time period stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioners : Mr.G.Karthick For R1 to R3 : Mr.M.Sarangan Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

When the matter came up for hearing today, the learned Additional Government Pleader would submit that the proceedings in Na.Ka.No. 4454/A/2023 dated 28.02.2024, in and by which, the petitioner was considered for promotion and appointed as the Librarian Grade-III.

2.At this juncture, the learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that nothing survives for adjudication in the present writ petition. Hence, he prays to dismiss the same seeking leave to challenge the proceedings dated 28.02.2024 in respect of the date of commencement of regularisation.

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3.In view of the aforesaid submission, the writ petition is dismissed as

infructuous. However, liberty is given to the petitioner to challenge the proceedings dated 28.02.2024 so far as to the extend of the date of commencement of regularization, in accordance with law and on its own merits. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No Ns

To

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director of Public Libraries, O/o.The Director of Public Libraries, Anna Salai, Chennai-2.

3.The District Library Officer, District Library Office, Simmakkal, Madurai-625 001.

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