Ravichandran M v. The Chairman
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate appointment writ petition before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court (WP.(MD)No.7432 of 2023, decided 05.01.2026, Justice B. Pugalandhi); petitioner M. Ravichandran challenged rejection Letter dated 25.02.2022 of his compassionate appointment application filed with TNEB/TANGEDCO, Tuticorin Thermal Power Station, after his father Mariappan (Fitter) died in service on 24.05.2019; disposed as 'closed' on account of the Superintending Engineer's letter dated 16.12.2025 indicating the request was under active consideration (No Objection sought from petitioner's mother and elder brother), with a six-week direction to consider the case sympathetically; no costs; useful only as an example of closure on subsequent development, not a merits ruling on compassionate grounds policy.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition closed with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner's compassionate appointment case sympathetically within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order; no costs awarded.