JUDGMENT :

(Prayer in WA No.3748 of 2019: Writ Appeal has been filed to set aside the order dated 05.09.2014 made in writ petition No.24109 of 2014.)

Common Order

N. Anand Venkatesh., J.

1. The Hon’ble First Bench of this Court while dealing with an Appeal in Writ Appeal No.3748 of 2019 found that there is an apparent conflict between the judgments of co-equal Benches. The Hon’ble First Bench found that the later Division Bench in The Principal Secretary to Government vs. V. Ramachandran and others in Review Application Nos. 70 to 79 etc. of 2015 and batch, through judgment dated 22.3.2017, (hereinafter referred to as V.Ramachandran case) had disagreed with the earlier judgment of the Division Bench in The Government of Tamil Nadu (represented by Home Secretary) vs. V.Samy and others in W.A.(MD) No. 1506/2011 etc., batch through judgment dated 17.06.13 (hereinafter referred to as V.Samy case) and hence, came to a conclusion that the matter must be referred to a Larger Bench for an authoritative pronouncement. Accordingly, by an order dated 20.12.2019, the Hon’ble First Bench framed