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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.T.ASHA
G.Selvakumaran – Appellant
Versus
The State of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of petitioners and their promotions. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioners challenge seniority revisions. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 8) |
| 3. court's analysis on seniority based on merit. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. writ petitions allowed based on supreme court orders. (Para 13) |
ORDER :
P.T.ASHA, J.
The writ petitioners seek to challenge the proceedings of the second respondent in Proc.No.56857/2021/EE1.2 dated 20.10.2021.
2. The petitioners herein though holds the post of Executive Engineer and Superintending Engineer in Rural Development Department in different Districts, however, the order impugned, is one and same, the writ petitions are taken up together for hearing and disposed of by a common order.
3. The short facts which have given rise to the filing of these writ petitions are as follows :
Revisions to seniority lists in public service must comply with established legal principles regarding merit and prior judicial directives, preserving previously established ranks unless lawfully cha....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the seniority list should be prepared based on the existing orders in force during the relevant period, and the court may consider revising se....
In a contempt jurisdiction, court will not travel beyond original judgment and direction, neither would it be permissible for court to issue any supplementary or incidental directions, which are not ....
Promotions on seniority-cum-merit basis require using final seniority list of feeder cadre from immediately preceding year; initial joining date irrelevant; non-speaking orders invalid; settled lists....
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