Writ petition by a retired forest department employee seeking retrospective empanelment and promotion to Forest Guard and Forester with consequential pay and pension benefits, filed in 2022. With no representation for the petitioner on successive hearing dates, the Madurai Bench dismissed the writ petition for non-prosecution.
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W.P.(MD)No.448 of 2022
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 18.09.2025
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
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and
W.M.P.(MD)No.349 of 2022
C.Rajendran
: Petitioner
Vs.
Chennai – 600 015.
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of
India, issue a of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records on the file of the second respondent pertaining to his proceedings No.Na.Ka.No.3309/2013/P2 dated 01.11.2018 and
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quash the same and to direct the respondents herein to grant retrospective empanelment and promotion to the petitioner to the posts of Forest Guard and Forester on par with his junior in terms of the date of initial appointment as Plot Watcher and regular appointment as Forest Watcher and to grant all consequential refixation and revision of pay and revised retirement and pensionary benefits and to disburse the monetary arrears to the petitioner within a limited time frame as deem fit by this Court.
For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondents : Mr.SS.Madhavan,
Additional Government Pleader
O R D E R
The matter is listed under the caption for dismissal today. There is no representation for the petitioner once again. Even on the last hearing date, there was no representation on the side of the petitioner. The Writ Petition is of the year 2022. It can now be inferred that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the Writ Petition.
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2. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands dismissed for nonprosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
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To
Chennai – 600 015.
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ABDUL QUDDHOSE., J.
MR
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
C.Rajendran
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest
The District Forest Officer, Dindigul Forest Division
Abdul Quddhose
As recorded by the court registry
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