M.Thamarai Priyan v. the District Collector
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Madras High Court; WA No. 2414 of 2023; decided 10-06-2026; neutral citation 2026:MHC:2185; Bench S.M. Subramaniam and N. Senthilkumar JJ.; intra-court writ appeal against order dated 13.07.2023 in W.P.No.29083 of 2022; Village Assistant recruitment, Mettupalayam Taluk, Coimbatore district; notification dated 14.12.2020; interview held 04.02.2021; selection delayed by Covid-19 pandemic; Tamil Nadu Government guidelines letter dated 28.09.2022 to District Collectors; earlier notification called off; fresh notification dated 10.10.2022; no vested right to selection or appointment; mere participation in interview confers no right to publication of result; cancelled recruitment notification; writ appeal dismissed, no costs; appellant M.Thamarai Priyan; respondents District Collector Coimbatore and Tahsildar Mettupalaym Taluk; advocates S. Iyyappan, A. Jagadeeswari, Dr. R. Gouri.