IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28-01-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR R.Pushparani Section Officer, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-3.

..Petitioner(s)

Vs The Secretary Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-3.

..Respondent(s)

PRAYER : To call for the records of the respondent in No.777/ PD-E1/2014 dated 26.8.2015 and quash the same as far as the petitioner is concerned and direct the respondent to promote the petitioner as Under Secretary in the List for the year 2015 on par with her immediate junior and grant her all service and monetary benefits For Petitioner(s): M/s.M.Muthappan M.Alagu Goutham For Respondent(s): Mr.B.Vijay, Standing Counsel.

ORDER

The writ petitioner challenges the proceedings No.7777/PD-E1/2014, dated 26.08.2015, issued by the respondent – Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as “TNPSC” for the sake of brevity and convenience), whereby the claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Under Secretary was rejected.

2. After completing S.S.L.C., the petitioner was appointed as a Typist in March 1977 on a temporary basis. Her services were regularised on 25.06.1984, and she was