IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 02.09.2024 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE N. MALA W.P.No.5864 of 2016 and W.M.P.No.5211 of 2016 R. Gunanithi ...Petitioner -Vs-

1. The Government of Tamil Nadu, represented by it Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.

2. The Engineer – in – Chief, Water Resources Department and Chief Engineer (General)

Public Works Department, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005.

3. S. Durai

4. Sabanayagam

5. T.R.Ganesh ...Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a direction in the nature of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records in relating to impugned order passed by the first respondent vide G.O.(D).No. 33 Public Works (A1) Department dated 10.02.2016 and quash the same in so far as serial No. 5, 9 and 13 concern, consequently direct the respondents to promote the petitioner to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical) in Public Works Department for the year 2015 – 2016 as per the amendment issued in G.O.Ms.No. 3037 dated 22.12.1986.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.R.Jothimanian For R1 & R2 : Mr.R. Kumaravel Additio