IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS RESERVED ON : 03.12.2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 05.12.2025 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR W.P.Nos.2103 & 4068 of 2019 and WMP.Nos.2356 and 4532 of 2019 S.Kalaiarasan .. petitioner in WP.2103 of 2019 Mrs.Kalaiselvi .. petitioner in WP.4068 of 2019 vs.

1. The District Collector Salem District, Salem – 636 001.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer Salem Division Salem – 636 001.

3.The Tahsildar Salem West Taluk Jagir Ammapalayam Main Road Gorimedu, Salem – 636 008.

4.Tr.Deepa Chitra

5.R.Prabu … Respondents in WP.No.2103 of 2019

1. The District Collector Villupuram District, Villupuram.

2.The Tahsildar Sankarapuram Taluk, Sankarapuram, Villupuram District.

3.Mrs.Devi … Respondents in WP.No.4068 of 2019 Prayer in WP.2103 of 2019: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of certiorarified mandamus to rd call for the records of the 3 respondent relating to the Notification Ve.Aa.No.162/2016/Se.Ma. Tho.A/Salem dated 14.09.2016 and consequential letter No.4712/16/A4 dated 23.08.2016 for filling up the two posts of village assistant and order Pro.Na.Ka.No.4712/2016/A4 dated rd th

28.10.2016 issued by the 3 respondent for appointment of the 5 respondent as Village Assistant of Mooduthurai Village, Salem West Taluk, Salem District to quash the same and direct the respondents to conduct the selection proceedings afresh to the posts of Village Assistants in the aforesaid villages in accordance with law and to consider the candidature of the petitioner for the said post in Salem District.

Prayer in WP.4068 of 2019: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of certiorarified mandamus to nd call for the records pertaining to impugned order passed by the 2 respondent Tahsildar, Sankarapuram Taluk in his proceedings made in Na.Ka.No.B4/1000/2018-1 dated 08.06.2018 and quash the same and nd consequently, directing the 2 respondent, the Tahsildar, Sankarapuram Taluk, to appoint the petitioner as Village Assistant at Devapandalam.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.Madhu Balaji for Mr.M.Ravi in WP.No.2103 of 2019 Mr.A.G.Rajan in WP.No.4068 of 2019 For Respondents : Mrs.V.Yamunadevi, Spl.GP for R1 to R3 Mr.S.Ramachandran for R5 No appearance – R4.

in WP.No.2103 of 2019 Mrs.V.Yamunadevi, Spl.GP for R1 and R2 Mr.C.Jayavel for Mr.Rahman Sheriff for R3 in WP.No.4068 of 2019

COMMON ORDER

Since, the issue involved in both the writ petitions relates to the appointment to the post of Village Assistant, the same are heard together and are being disposed of by this Common Order.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents and learned counsel appearing for the private respondents and perused the record.

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3. The case of the petitioner in brief is that the 3 respondent issued an advertisement on 12.09.2016 for selection of candidates to two vacant post of Village Assistant for the villages of Jagir Reddipatti and Mooduthurai, one under General turn and other under Backward Classes (other than Backward Class Muslims); that the aforesaid advertisement was published in Dinamani daily; that as per the aforesaid advertisement issued, the eligibility th criteria has been specified as candidates who have passed 8 standard but th failed 10 standard are eligible; and that the eligible candidates were called upon to submit application on or before 19.06.2016 with appropriate documents.

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4. It is the further case of the petitioner that the 3 respondent thereafter issued one more notification on 14.09.2016 indicating therein that the eligible candidates can apply to the aforesaid post within one week time with appropriate documents; that a conjoint reading of the aforesaid two notifications shows that a candidate's who are eligible to the aforesaid two th vacant post need to possess educational qualification of 8 standard pass but th

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