IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Reserved on 24/10/2025 Pronounced on 14/11/2025 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K. SURENDER Writ Petition No.17084 of 2017 a n d W.M.P.No.18567 of 2017 Selvaraj ... Petitioner Vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu rep. By its Secretariat to Government Environment and Forest Department Fort St. George Chennai 600 009.

2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest

15 Panagal Maaligai Saidapet Chennai 600 015.

3. The Deputy Director O/o.Aanamalai Tiger Reserve Udumalaipettai. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records on the file of the respondents made in Proc.No.B2/26480/2016 dated 19/6/2017 and quash in as much as it was declared as not selected in S.No.96 and consequently, direct the respondent to declare S.No.96 as selected and promote the petitioner as a Forest Ranger and place him above his juniors.

For petitioner ... Ms.Selvi George For respondents ... Mr.P.Ananda Kumar Government Advocate - - - - -

O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed to quash the order dated 19/6/2017 passed by the second respondent in Proc.No.B2/26480/