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2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 47769

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
C.Kumarappan, J
T.Gnanavel B.E Executive Engineer, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation – Appellant
Versus
1.The Principal Secretary To Government Municipal Administration And Water Supply Department – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.T.Ranganathan
For the Respondents: Dr.T.Seenivasan, S.G.P.

Table of Content
1. challenge to seniority based on representations. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. respondent's necessity to consider representations. (Para 4)
3. court's directive for timely decision on appeals. (Para 5 , 6)

ORDER

The instant writ petition has been filed to direct the 1st respondent to pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law on the representations submitted by the petitioner on 28.10.2024 and 04.06.2025, regarding the fixation of seniority.

2. The petitioner states that he was appointed as a Fitter in the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation and subsequently promoted to the positions of Overseer and Junior Engineer. Pursuant to the order issued by the 1st respondent in G.O.2D.No.4, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department dated 27.01.2016, the petitioner was promoted as Executive Engineer in the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation and is currently posted as Executive Engineer in Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.

3. It is the submission of the petitioner that junior to him, who does not belong to the Civil Engineering Branch of the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation was erroneously considered for seniority and promoted based on the proceedings

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