ORDER

This writ petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the first respondent dated 21.07.2023 thereby rejected the request made by the petitioners for relinquishing their promotion to the post of Assistant Director and consequently by the communication of the 2nd respondent dated 07.10.2023 thereby ordered transfer by promotion to the post of Assistant Director.

2. The petitioners were appointed as Agricultural Officer in the Department of Agriculture through TamilNadu Public Service Commission. They are working in their respective places as Agricultural Officers. They are facing health issues and as such they relinquished their further promotion to the post of Assistant Director. Therefore, at present, the 1st petitioner is working as Agricultural Officer in the State Agmark Grading Laboratory-II, Erode and the 2nd petitioner is working as Agricultural Officer in the Office of Fertilizer Control Laboratory, Madurai. In terms of Tamilnadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016, the Section 57 (2) permits the Government Servant for relinquishment of right or privilege for a temporary period and it shall be accepted if the period is not less than three ye