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C. V. KARTHIKEYAN
V. Antonisamy – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in Letter No.Ka.Ba.Ni2/19797/2017, dated 13.03.2017 on the file of the Respondent No.2 and quash the same as illegal and consequently to direct the Respondents to re-fix the seniority in the cadre of Assistant Agriculture Officer, recruited through employment exchange in the year 2009, by adhering to the date of joining in service.)
1. This writ petition has been been in the nature of Certiorari Mandamus seeking records of the 2nd Respondent dated 13.03.2017 and to quash the same and direct the respondents to refix the seniority in the cadre of Assistant Agriculture Officer recruited through employment exchange in the year 2009 by adhering to the date of joining in service.
2. The petitioners had been appointed as Assistant Agriculture Officer in the year 2009 after the names were sponsored by the respective Employment Exchanges. They have also passed their Diploma in Agriculture. They were working at various places across the State of Tamil Nadu. The said recruitment had not been done by
The main legal point established is that the seniority list drawn based on merit cannot be questioned, and the date of regularisation does not affect inter se seniority.
Seniority among candidates selected through different recruitment modes must be determined by their ranking in the select list, not by the date of joining.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the court's authority to direct the second respondent to pass necessary orders for the fixation of correct seniority on par with S. Shanmugam in th....
Non-consideration of representations made to a Statutory Authority amounts to dereliction of duty, justifying the court's invocation of extraordinary powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of I....
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