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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.DHANDAPANI
R. Ashok – Appellant
Versus
Secretary to Government Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the selection process. (Para 1 , 3 , 4 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. legal challenges related to prior applications. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. petitioners' grievances on selection process. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. claims of natural justice violations. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. respondents' defense on legal grounds. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 6. court's responsibility in reviewing procedures. (Para 21 , 22) |
| 7. confirmation of selection orders by the court. (Para 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 8. judicial ethics regarding finality of prior orders. (Para 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 9. merit-based selections and adherence to judicial orders. (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 10. final assessment of the selection process. (Para 33 , 35 , 36) |
| 11. dismissal of all writ petitions. (Para 37) |
ORDER :
2. Though the petitioners have applied for various posts under various departments of the Government, however, all the posts were advertised through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission under the Combined Engineering Services and, therefore, all the writ petitions are taken up together, as the facts which forms the basis for filing the writ petitions are one and the same and, they are disposed through this common order.
5. It is the fur
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