JUDGMENT :

S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.

1. Leave granted. With consent the appeal was heard finally. The appellant is aggrieved by a judgment of the Madras High Court¹ [W.A. (MD) No. 1506/2021 dated 30.7.2021], which dismissed his petition, claiming arbitrariness in the declining of his candidature as Assistant Engineer (hereafter “AE”) (Electrical) by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (hereafter referred to as TANGEDCO or “Corporation” or “employer” variously), on the ground that he was colour blind. It is undeniable that he had completed the graduate degree course in electrical engineering, had also qualified in the recruitment process, and was selected for the post of AE.

2. The brief facts of this case are that the appellant was appointed as Assistant Engineer (Electrical) by the Superintendent’s Office, Karur in 2015² [A notification No. 01/15 dated 28.12.2015 was published for direct recruitment to the posts of Assistant Engineer (Electrical), Assistant Engineer (Mechanical) and Assistant Engineer (Civil) in the Respondent Corporation] and he joined the services on 31.3.2017.³ [Vide Memo No. 02972I360IAdm.I/A1/F. Appt. Order/2017-7 dated 31.03.2017 by the Su