IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated: 11.11.2022 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE W.P.No.30088 of 2022 and W.M.P.No.29510 of 2022 ---

1. S.Veerappan

2. G.Venkatesan

3. C.Gopal

4. P.Selvaraj

5. D.Swaminathan

6. S.Murugan

7. K.Arunachalam

8. M.Marimuthu

9. M.Nagaveni

10. S.Rajendran

11. K.Rajamanickam, S/o Kolandai

12. K.Rajamanickam, S/o Kandasamy

13. M.Krishnan .. Petitioners Vs.

1. Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Environment and Forest Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Panagal Maaligai, Jennis Road, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015. .. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to regularise the petitioners' service in the cadre of Forest Watcher for the purpose of getting minimum pension/Family pension by giving relaxation in respect of height on par with juniors namely, P.Karuppiah S.No.4608 with effect from 24.01.1995 in the light of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.23647 of 2013, dated 12.09.2014, the same was affirmed by a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.2072 of 2018, dated 11.08.2021 and implementation order passed by the first respondent in G.O.(2D).No.09, Environment, Climate Chage and Forest (FR.2(II)) Department, dated 08.02.2022 on the basis of their representation dated 18.03.2022 within a time limit that may be fixed by this Court.

For petitioner : Mr.S.Mani For respondents: Dr.T.Seenivasan, Spl.G.P ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. An endorsement has also been made to that effect in the petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P. is closed.

11.11.2022 cs To

1. Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Environment and Forest Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Panagal Maaligai, Jennis Road, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015.

ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J cs

11.11.2022