IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Reserved on

28.03.2022

Delivered on

12.04.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PARTHIBAN

W.P. Nos.17918 and 17929 of 2021

W.P.No.17918 of 2021

Dr.S.Kothandaraman

...

Petitioner

Vs

1 The Pro-Chancellor

Puducherry Technological University

(Erstwhile Pondicherry Engineering College)

cum The Secretary to Govt. (Education)

Govt. of Puducherry, Puducherry

2 The Vice-Chancellor

Puducherry Technological University

(Erstwhile Pondicherry Engineering College)

Puducherry-605 014.

3 The Registrar

Puducherry Technological University

(Erstwhile Pondicherry Engineering College)

Puducherry 605 014.

4 The Principal

Pondicherry Engineering College Puducherry-

605 014.

5 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

No.29 Haddows Road

Shastri Bhavan Nungambakkam

Chennai - 600 006.

(R5 Suo motu impleaded vide order dt:14.03.2022)

...

Respondents

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution

of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents

to reinstate the petitioner into service with effect from

01.04.2021 with all consequential benefits including monetary

benefits and further permit the petitioner to continue in service

till he attains the age of 65 years.

W.P.No.17929 of 2021

Dr.A.V.Raviprakash

...

Petitioner

Vs

1 The Pro-Chancellor

Puducherry Technological University

(Erstwhile Pondicherry Engineering College)

cum The Secretary to Govt. (Education)

Govt. of Puducherry, Puducherry

2 The Vice-Chancellor

Puducherry Technological University

(Erstwhile Pondicherry Engineering College)

Puducherry-605 014.

3 The Registrar

Puducherry Technological University

(Erstwhile Pondicherry Engineering College)

Puducherry 605 014.

4 The Principal

Pondicherry Engineering College

Puducherry-605 014.

5 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

No.29 Haddows Road

Shastri Bhavan Nungambakkam

Chennai - 600 006.

(R5 Suo motu impleaded vide order dated 14.03.2022)

...

respondents

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution

of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents

to reinstate the petitioner into service with effect from

01.05.2021 with all consequential benefits including monetary

benefits and further permit the petitioner to continue in service

till he attains the age of 65 years.

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

For Petitioner ...Mr.Karthik,

for M/s.Menon, Karthik,

Mukundan, Neelakantan

For Respondents ...Mr.J.Kumaran,

Additional Government Pleader,

(Puducherry)

for respondents 1 to 3

Ms.B.Priyatharsini,

for the 4^th respondent

Mrs.AL.Gandhimathi,

for the 5^th respondent

COMMON ORDER

The common facts and circumstances that gave rise to the

filing of the writ petitions are briefly stated hereunder:

(a) The petitioner in W.P.No.17918 of 2021 was appointed

in the erstwhile Pondicherry Engineering College, as Lecturer of

Civil Engineering on 10.10.1987 and subsequently, promoted as

Assistant Professor and Professor on 28.06.1999 and 13.08.2004

respectively. Later, he was given additional charge as Principal,

Pondicherry Engineering College on 08.07.2019.

(b) The petitioner in W.P.No.17929 of 2021 was appointed

as Assistant Professor on 19.08.1999 of Mechanical Engineering,

subsequently promoted as Associate Professor and Professor with

effect from 01.01.2006 and 01.07.2013 respectively. The erstwhile

Pondicherry Engineering college was promoted and fully funded by

the Government of Pondicherry. It was started in the year 1984 as

an autonomous Institution, affiliated to the Pondicherry

University. In 2019, Government of Puducherry framed Puducherry

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