Writ Petition filed regarding promotion seniority of Assistant Executive Engineers. The petitioners sought withdrawal of the petition before this Court. Allowance sought for withdrawal was granted.
Petition dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Connected miscellaneous petitions closed.
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W.P.No.19464 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 26.02.2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR and
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SHAMIM AHMED
W.P.No.19464 of 2025 and
W.M.P.Nos.21801, 21802, 21803 & 30158 of 2025
Chennai – 600 009.
PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned G.O.(4D)No.32, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department dated 11.11.2024 and the consequential order passed in G.O. (4D)No.01, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (M.E.3) Department, dated 07.01.2025 passed by the first respondent and quash the same and consequently, direct the respondents to prepare an inter se seniority among the
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Assistant Executive Engineers based on the date of appointment in the category of Assistant Engineer before preparing any list for promotion as Executive Engineer, within a reasonable period.
For Petitioners : Mr.T.Ranganathan For Respondents : Mr.M.Sureshkumar, Additional Advocate General assisted by Dr.T.Seenivasan Special Government Pleader
O R D E R
(Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.)
The present writ petition has been listed today under the caption 'for withdrawal' on the basis of the letter dated 12.01.2026 given by the learned counsel for the petitioners before the Registry.
Court to withdraw the writ petition and has made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.
3. Recording the letter dated 12.01.2026 and the endorsement, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
(R.S.K., J.) ( S.S.A., J.) 26.02.2026 (3/5)
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S.Thiruchelvam
The Government of Tamil Nadu
R.Suresh Kumar
Shamim Ahmed
As recorded by the court registry
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