BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and WMP(MD)Nos.376 to 378 of 2026

1.T.Seenivasan

2.P.Saravanan ...Petitioners Vs

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Principal Secretary cum Agricultural Production Commissioner, Secretariat, Chennai – 9.

2.The Director of Agriculture, Chennai – 5.

3.The Commissioner of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business, Guindy, Chennai – 5.

4.The Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agri Business), Office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agri Business), Theni District. 5.T.Nagarajan Assistant Agricultural Officer, Office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agri Business), Theni.

6.Surulisamy, Assistant Agricultural Officer, Office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agri Business), Theni.

...Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in Se.Mu.A.No.KaPaNi. 1/103918/2025-10, dated 30.12.2025 on the file of the respondent No.2 insofar as the petitioners are concerned and the consequential impugned order in No.A2533/2025 dated 31.12.2025 on the file of the respondent No.1 and quash the same as illegal and consequently for a direction, directing the respondent Nos.1 to 4 to permit the petitioners to continue their services in the 4^th respondent office.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Aswin Raja Simman For Respondent : Mr.C.Venkatesh Kumar, Nos.1 to 4 Special Government Pleader For Respondent : Mr.T.Cibi Chakraborthy Nos.5 and 6

ORDER

The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this court to withdraw this writ petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2.Permission is granted. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 27.01.2026 Index : Yes / No DSK To

1.The Principal Secretary cum Agricultural Production Commissioner, Secretariat, Chennai – 9.

2.The Director of Agriculture, Chennai – 5.

3.The Commissioner of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business, Guindy, Chennai – 5.

4.The Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agri Business), Office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agri Business), Theni District. 5.T.Nagarajan Assistant Agricultural Officer, Office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agri Business), Theni.

6.Surulisamy, Assistant Agricultural Officer, Office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agri Business), Theni.

B.PUGALENDHI.J., DSK

27.01.2026