IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 26.11.2025 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN W.P.No.46023 of 2025 and W.M.P.No.51332 of 2025 S.Lakshmanan ...Petitioner -Vs-

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. By its Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department, Fort St.George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu -600 009.

2.The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests &

Head of Forests Force, Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai Tamil Nadu -600 032. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the entire records which culminated in issuing in Ref.No.Pen1/015583/2022 dated 09.11.2022 on the file of the second respondent and quash the same with consequential direction to the respondents to notionally regularize the petitioner’s service by relaxing the rules after completion of ten years from the date of initial appointment as a Plot Watcher on daily wage basis on par with the Juniors, namely, Mr.(Late) A.Sanmugavelu and Mr.M.Karunanidhi seniority along with regular service as qualifying service for the purpose of getting pension