IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

S.Saravanan ... 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 Forest 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 Mandamus, directing the respondents to notionally regularize the petitioner service by relaxing the rules after completion of ten years from the date of initial appointment as a Plot Watcher on daily wage basis similar to the similar person Namely Mr.M.Karunanidhi, seniority regularization along with the regular service as qualifying service for the purpose of getting pension and family pension in the light of Hon’ble Supreme Court Judgment delivered in C.A.No.6798 of 2019 dated 02.09.2019 and Hon’ble Madras High Court orders passed in W.P.No.20845 of 2023 dated 03.08.2023 and W.P. (MD)No.15339 of 2024 dated 10.07.2024, W.P.No.19605 of 2024 dated

15.07.2024 and W.P.No.18079 of 2019 dated 19.11.2024 were complied in G.O.(2D).No.98 dated on 24.09.2024, G.O(2D)No.32 dated on 28.02.2025 and G.O.(2D).No.65 dated 21.04.2025 respectively of the 1^st Respondent as per Rule 11(1) of the Tamil Nadu Fundamental Rule 1978 to Confer all Consequential pensionary benefits within time frame as fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.I.Kannapatel For Respondents : Dr.T.Seenivasan Special Government Pleader *****

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking a direction upon the respondents to notionally regularize the petitioner service by relaxing the rules after completion of ten years from the date of initial appointment as a Plot Watcher on daily wage basis similar to the similar person Namely Mr.M.Karunanidhi, seniority regularization along with the regular service as qualifying service for the purpose of getting pension and family pension in the light of Hon’ble Supreme Court Judgment delivered in C.A.No.6798 of 2019 dated 02.09.2019 and Hon’ble Madras High Court orders passed in W.P.No.20845 of 2023, dated 03.08.2023 and W.P. (MD)No.15339 of 2024, dated 10.07.2024, W.P.No.19605 of 2024, dated 15.07.2024 and W.P.No.18079 of 2019, dated 19.11.2024 were complied in G.O.(2D).No.98 dated on 24.09.2024, G.O(2D)No.32 dated on 28.02.2025 and G.O.(2D).No.65 dated 21.04.2025 respectively of the 1^st respondent as per Rule 11(1) of the Tamil Nadu Fundamental Rule 1978 to confer all consequential pensionary benefits within time frame as fixed by this Court.

2. Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record.

3. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the issue involved in this writ petition is no longer res-integra and a similar issue has already been decided by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Prem Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh and others in C.A.No.6798 of 2019 dated 02.09.2019. Following the same, this Court has passed several orders in W.P.No.20845 of 2023, dated 03.08.2023, W.P.(MD)No.15339 of 2024, dated 10.07.2024, W.P.No.19605 of 2024, dated 15.07.2024 and W.P.No.18079 of 2019, dated 19.11.2024. Therefore, he submitted that the same order may be passed in this petition as well.

4. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Prem Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh and others in C.A.No.6798 of 2019 dated 02.09.2019, has held as follows:-

“ 35. There are some of the employees who have not been regularized in spite of having rendered theservices for 30-40 or more years whereas they have been superannuated. As they have worked in the work-charged establishment, not against any particular project, their services ought to have been regularized under the Government instructions and ev