BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

Dated : 04.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI

WP(MD)Nos.16184 to 16186 of 2023

1. Indira ... Petitioner in

W.P.(MD)No.16184/2023

2. Suresh ... Petitioner in

W.P.(MD)No.16185/2023

3. Stella ... Petitioner in

W.P.(MD)No.16186/2023

versus

1. The State Commissioner,

Disabled Commissioner Office,

Chennai – 600 005.

2. The Director,

Department of Empowerment of

Persons with Disabilities, Room No.517B-II Block,

Antyodaya Bhavan, CGO Complex,

Lodhi Road,

New Delhi – 110 003.

3. The Director,

Employment Exchange,

Guindy,

Chennai – 32.

4. The District Collector, Sivagangai District.

5. The Differently Abled Welfare Officer, Collectorate Complex, Sivagangai.

6. The Director, Social Audit Society of India (SASTA), Panagal Malligai, Saidapet, Chennai.

7. The Regional Officer, Bharathiya Cooperative General Insurance Ltd., (PACS), 19/35, V56 First Floor, Mount Road, Little Mount, Chennai – 15.

8. Bharathiya Cooperative General Insurance Ltd.

Rep. by its Director, 55, Lodi Estate Max Muler Marg, New Delhi – 110 003. ... Respondents in all W.Ps.

Prayer in W.P.(MD)No.16184 of 2023: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to grant any temporary or permanent job based on the disability of the petitioner (70%) for which a mercy petition was given by the petitioner dated 10.06.2023 to the 1, 2, 4 and 5^th respondents and furthermore directing the 7^th and 8^th respondents to reserve and allot one job to the petitioner for the post of Fasal Bima Assistant before the 7^th respondent office by considering the representation of the petitioner on 24.06.2023 since the petitioner comes under protection of Sec. 34 of RPWD Act, 2016.

Prayer in W.P.(MD)No.16185 of 2023: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to grant any temporary or permanent job based on the disability of the petitioner (50%) for which a mercy petition was given by the petitioner dated 10.06.2023 to the 1, 2, 4 and 5^th respondents and furthermore directing the 7^th and 8^th respondents to reserve and allot one job to the petitioner for the post of Fasal Bima Assistant before the 7^th respondent office by considering the representation of the petitioner on 24.06.2023 since the petitioner comes under protection of Sec. 34 of RPWD Act, 2016.

Prayer in W.P.(MD)No.16186 of 2023: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to grant any temporary or permanent job based on the disability of the petitioner (45%) for which a mercy petition was given by the petitioner dated 10.06.2023 to the 1, 2, 4 and 5^th respondents and furthermore directing the 7^th and 8^th respondents to reserve and allot one job to the petitioner for the post of Fasal Bima Assistant before the 7^th respondent office by considering the representation of the petitioner on 26.06.2023 since the petitioner comes under protection of Sec. 34 of RPWD Act, 2016.

For Petitioner in all W.Ps. : Mr.M.Jothi Ramalingam For RR1, 3 to 6 : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh, in all W.Ps. Additional Government Pleader For RR2, 7 and 8 : Mr.R.Senthil Kumar, in all W.Ps. Central Govt. Standing Counsel

COMMON ORDER

The petitioners are differently abled persons. They have been engaged as Block Resource Persons in the Social Audit Society of India on contract basis. Thereafter, their contract period has not been extended. Therefore, they have submitted representations to the respondents and also approached this Court by way of filing these writ petitions.

2. When these writ petitions are taken up for hearing, the learned counsel on either side submit that the contract period has now been extended and therefore, nothing survives in these writ petitions.

3. Recording the said submission, all the writ petitions are closed.

No costs.

04.12.2025 ogy Index : Yes / No. Internet: Yes / No. NCC : Yes / No.

To

1. The State Commissioner