IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

and

W.M.P.No.49407 of 2025

P.Rajagopal ...Petitioner

-Vs-

1.The State of Tamil Nadu,

represented by its Additional Chief Secretary to Government,

Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department,

Fort St.George,

Chennai-600009.

2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests,

(Head of Forest Force),

Forest Head Quarters Building

Guindy - Velachery Main Road,

Guindy, Chennai-32. ... Respondents

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records in GO (2D) No. 35 Environment, Climate change and Forest (FR.2(ii)) Department dated 01.04.2024 on the file of the 1^st respondent and to quash the same and consequently directing the respondents to regularize the petitioner’s service in the cadres post of Forest Watchers on par with their junior P.Karuppaiyan with effect from 24.01.1995 in the light of the order passed by this court in WP No. 15561 of 2006 dated 10.03.2008 , WA No. 690 of 2008 dated 13.10.2009, WP No. 23374 of 2008 dated 30.10.2009 , WA No. 607 of

2010 dated 29.03.2010 and proc