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Dhanabal.C v. the State of Tamilnadu

Madras HC15 Sept 2025WP(MD)/7977/2021

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What is this about?

Post-retirement notional promotion denied; promotion effective only on assumption of duties of promotional post, not on vacancy or recommendation; Assistant Commissioner promotion claim from 31.01.2007 based on G.O.(Ms).No. 34 panel year 2004-2005; HR&CE Department Tamil Nadu; impugned order R.C.No. 20519/2020-1/B1 dated 12.02.2021; writ of certiorarified mandamus under Article 226; reliance on Government of West Bengal v. Dr. Amal Satpathi, 2024 Supreme (SC) 1093; writ petition dismissed, no costs; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Abdul Quddhose, J.

What did the court decide?

None; the writ petition was dismissed with no costs. ¶27

Dhanabal.C Vs the State of Tamilnadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.(MD)No.7977 of 2021

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 15.09.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

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W.P.(MD)No.7977 of 2021

C.Dhanabal

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu,

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Represented by its Secretary to Government, Tamil Nadu Development and Religious Endowments, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

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2.The Commissioner,

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Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, Uthamar Gandhi Salai, Chennai – 34. ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Writ of certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the impugned order in R.C.No. 20519/2020-1/B1, dated 12.02.2021 on the file of the respondent No.2 and quash the same as illegal and consequently for a direction directing the respondents to grant promotion to the petitioner in the post of Assistant Commissioner with all consequential benefits with effect from 31.01.2007 on the date of G.O No.34 issued for the panel year 2004-2005 i.e., one month before the date of retirement with consequential benefits to the petitioner within the time period stipulated by this Court

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Rajasekar For Respondents : Mr.P.Subbaraj, Special Government Pleader

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O R D E R

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This writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned order dated 12.02.2021 passed by the second respondent rejecting the petitioner's request to grant promotion to the petitioner in the post of Assistant Commissioner with all consequential benefits with effect from 31.01.2007 on the date of G.O.(Ms).No. 34, issued for the panel year 2004-2005 i.e., one month before the petitioner's date of retirement with all consequential benefits within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

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The petitioner has claimed for notional promotion through this writ petition after his retirement from service. The law is well settled by the recent decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Government of West Bengal Vs. Dr.Amal Satpathi and Others reported in 2024 Supreme (SC) 1093 , wherein, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that promotion cannot be retrospectively granted after retirement, as it requires actual assumption of duties and responsibilities of the promotional post. The Hon'ble Supreme Court

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has also held that promotion only becomes effective upon assumption of duties in the promotional post and not on the date of occurrence of vacancy or on the date of recommendation.

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In view of the well settled law, the question of interfering with the impugned order passed by the second respondent, dated 12.02.2021, rejecting the petitioner's request for notional promotion does not arise, since the petitioner has already retired from service.

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For the foregoing reasons, this Court does not find any merit in this Writ Petition and the same stands dismissed. No costs.

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15.09.2025

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1.The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Development and Religious Endowments, Secretariat, Chennai-9. 2.The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, Uthamar Gandhi Salai, Chennai – 34.

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

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TSG

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