Advocates:
['M/S ROW AND REDDY', '', 'K SRINIVASA MURTHY', 'M/S R VARALAKSHMI TNEB', '', 'FOR RR TO', 'M/S ANNA MATHEW', 'RR TO AND RR TO &', 'RR TO', 'R R RAVISHANKAR', 'FOREMAN GRADE I', 'O/O ASSISTANT ENGR', 'TNEB MALINGAPURAM', 'LOYALA COLLEGE CAMPUS CH', 'R M SRINIVASAN', 'FOREMEN GR', 'O/O ASSISTANT ENGR TNEB', 'ANNANAGAR DIVISION CHENNAI', 'II BATTA WITH PETITION AND', 'CORRECT ADDRESS DUE REG R', 'NOT READY']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Reserved on: 05.03.2018

Delivered on: 22-03-2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE THIRU JUSTICE V. PARTHIBAN

W.P.No.16603 of 2011 &

WMP Nos.1 to 3 of 2011

1 P. GIRISH

2 S. ELAMBARUTHI

3 P.KRISHNAMURTHY

4 C.MAHALINGAM

5 M. AMBROSE

6 N.SUBRAMANI

7 M.SANKER

8 STEPHEN GNANDAS

9 JAIKISHAN

10 J. ANTONY DOSS

VERSUS

1 TAMILNADU GENERATION AND

DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION

REP BY CHAIRMAN,

CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR,

NPKRR MAALIGAI,

144 ANNA SALAI, CHENNAI 2

2 CHIEF ENGINEER/PERSONNEL

TAMILNADU GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION

CORPORATION,

NPKRR MAALIGAI,

144 ANNA SALAI,

CHENNAI 2

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3 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER

CHENNAI ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CIRCLE/WEST

TAMILNADU GENERATION AND

DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION,

THIRUMANGALAM CHENNAI 40.

4 P.S.PARTHASARATHI

5 R. RAVISHANKAR

6 N. ALAGAR SAMY

7 R.JAYASANKAR

8 L.RAVIKUMAR

9 M.SRINIVASAN

10 A. SELVARAJ

11 K. RAVICHANDRAN

12 P.SEETHAPATHY

13 M.KARUNAMOORTHY

14 J. BASKARAN

15 M. VEDACHALAM

16 S. SELVARAJ

17 S. DEVADASAN

18 S.GOWRIPATHY

19 P. DESALU

20 N.ACHUTHAN

21 S. SUBRAMANI

22 P. SANKAR

23 K.VAIDHIYANATHAN

24 S. MANOHARAN

25 M. PONNUSAMY

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26 M.KALAIVANAN

.... RESPONDENTS

Prayer: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of

Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records from the 3rd

Respondent relating to memo.no.82/ADM.III/AI/F seniority list of

F.M./2010 dated 6.2.2010 and quash the same as illegal,

arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice in so

far the respondents 4 to 26 are shown as seniors to the writ

petitioners and consequently direct the respondent 1 to 3 to

consider the petitioners representations more particularly

representation dated 4.12.2010 read with the Letter

No.012143/1354/G46/G462/2010-2 of the 2nd respondent dated

18.02.2011, recast the seniority of both the petitioners and the

respondents 4 to 26 based on their seniority in the post of

Wireman/Commercial Assistant/Telephone Operator based on the

single channel system viz., A.P.(ch.) No.106, dated 9.4.1996 and

grant all subsequent promotions to the petitioners on that basis

and promote the petitioners to the post of Special Grade Foreman

accordingly before considering the respondents 4 to 26 and grant

all consequential benefits.

For Petitioners :

Mr.K.Srinivasamurthy for

M/s.Row & Reddy

For Respondents:

Mr.P.R.Dilipkumar for R1toR3

Ms.Anna Mathew for R4, 6 to 8,

10 to 21 & 23 to 26

NA for RR5, 9 & 22.

ORDER

The petitioners have come forward with the present Writ

Petition, for the following relief:

"To

issue Writ of Certiorarified

Mandamus, to call for the records from the

3rd

Respondent

relating

to

memo.no.82/ADM.III/AI/F seniority list of

F.M./2010 dated 6.2.2010 and quash the same

as illegal, arbitrary and violative of

principles of natural justice in so far the

respondents 4 to 26 are shown as seniors to

the writ petitioners and consequently direct

the respondent 1 to 3 to consider the

petitioners

representations

more

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particularly representation dated 4.12.2010

read

with

the

Letter

No.012143/1354/G46/G462/2010-2 of the 2nd

respondent dated 18.02.2011, recast the

seniority of both the petitioners and the

respondents 4 to 26 based on their seniority

in

the

post

of

Wireman/Commercial

Assistant/Telephone Operator based on the

single channel system viz., A.P.(ch.)

No.106, dated 9.4.1996 and grant all

subsequent promotions to the petitioners on

that basis and promote the petitioners to

the post of Special Grade Foreman

accord