IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.12.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR

AND

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN

W.A.No.3430 of 2025 & CMP.No.28051 of 2025

1.The Chairman,

TANGEDCO,

NPKRR Maligai,

No.144, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002.

2.The Chief Engineer (Personnel),

TANGEDCO,

NPKRR Maligai,

No.144, Anna Salai,

Chennai – 600 002. ... Appellants

Vs.

M.Karthikeyan ... Respondent

PRAYER: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent to

set aside the order dated 02.06.2025 passed in W.P.No.5283 of 2025.

For Appellants :Mr.Anand Gopalan for

M/s.Advit Law Chambers

JUDGMENT

(JUDGMENT MADE BY V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.)

The appellants are the respondents in the writ petition.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall be referred to as per their ranks in the writ petition.

3. The petitioner approached this court seeking of a Mandamus, to direct the respondents to select and appoint him to the post of Gangman on par with other candidates appointed, pursuant to the notification No.1 of 2019 dated 07.03.2019 issued by the respondents.

4. The respondents had issued a notification on 07.03.2019. It was for the purpose of selecting 5000 persons to the post of