ORDER :

1. This writ petition has been filed, seeking a direction to the respondents to regularise the service of the petitioner as Forest Watcher from 24.01.1995 notionally for purpose of getting pension by taking into account their seniority and qualification, on par with their juniors Mr.Karuppan in the light of the orders passed in W.P.No.15561 of 2006 dated 10.03.2008, W.A.No.690 of 2008 dated 13.10.2009, W.P.No.23374 of 2008 dated 30.10.2009, W.A.No.607 of 2010 dated 29.03.2010 and proceedings of the 2nd respondent dated 07.01.2011 and confer all consequential benefits by considering the representation dated 19.12.2019.

2. Mr.S.Prabhu, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for respondents. By consent of both the parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

3. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed on daily wage basis in the Forest Department as Plot Watcher. As per Tamil Nadu Forest Service Rules,the qualification required for holding the post of Forest Watcher is ability to read and write. Against this Rule, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.332 Forest Department whereby imposed a new condition to pass SSLC for holding the regular post of Forest Watcher. As per the above Government order, 425 SSLC qualified persons were appointed as Forest Watcher and those who do not possess SSLC qualification were excluded whereby juniors have marched over the seniors. Aggrieved by this, the unqualified SSLC daily wage plot watchers challenged the G.O.Ms.No.332 dated 22.12.1994 before the Tribunal by filing O.A.No.197 of 1995 and obtained interim stay. By virtue of the interim stay before giving effect some of the persons were brought on regular time scale of pay as Forest Watcher and some of them could not join the post because of grant of interim stay by the Tribunal. Such persons continued to hold the post without any disturbance.

4. It is further averred that during the pendency of Original Application before the Tribunal the Government in order to wriggle out of the situation, issued G.O.Ms.No.64 Forest Department and restored the qualification of “ability to read and write” as prescribed in the Rule instead of SSLC. Petitioner was brought into time scale of pay in the cadre post of Forest Watcher, after rendering more than two decades of painful service on daily wage basis. Similarly placed persons like the petitioner filed W.P.No.15561 of 2006 and the same was allowed on 10.03.2008 and W.P.No.23374 of 2008 was allowed on 30.10.2009. Against the said orders W.A.No.690 of 2008 and W.A.No.607 of 2010 have been filed and they were dismissed by the Division bench of this Court. Government implemented the above said orders passed by this Court and given regular time scale of pay to the writ petitioners thereon on par with their juniors with effect from 24.01.1995 onwards. Hence the petitioner has submitted a representation dated 19.12.2019 to the respondents to regularise his service on par with his juniors, since no action has been taken by the respondents the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.

5. It is seen that the petitioner was appointed as Plot Watcher on daily basis in the Forest Department and he has all of a sudden woken up from Slumber and has approached this Court belatedly seeking the relief of regularisation of his service with effect from 24.01.1995. The petitioner has also cited some orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.15561 of 2006 dated 10.03.2008, W.A.No.690 of 2008 dated 13.10.2009 and W.P.No.23374 of 2008 dated 30.10.2009, W.A.No.607 of 2010 dated 29.03.2010 and also as well as the proceedings of the second respondent dated 07.01.2011. This Court is of the view that at this distant point of time the direction sought for by the petitioner cannot be blindly issued to the respondents and it is for the respondents to consider the request of the petitioner in respect of his regularisation. Since the petitioner has submitted a representation