IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 04.12.2025 CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. DHANDAPANI and Cont. P. No.2322 of 2024 and W.M.P. Nos.4192 and 13379 of 2024 and Sub Application No.728 of 2024 D.Shivaprakash Petitioner in W.P. No.3874 of 2024 as well as Cont. Petition No.2322 of 2024 Vs

1. State of Tamil Nadu Represented by its Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.Annamalai University, Represented by its Vice Chancellor, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002.

3.Annamalai University Represented by its Registrar (I/c.)

Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002.

4.The Deputy Director General Headquarters National Cade Corps, Directorate, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. Respondents in W.P. No.3874 of 2024

1. Thiru. A. Karthik, I.A.S., Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.Thiru. RM. Kathiresan, Vice Chancellor, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002.

3.Thiru. R. Singaravel Registrar (I/C), Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002.

4.Thiru. S. Karmegam, The Deputy Director General Respondents Headquarters National Cade Corps, in Directorate, Fort St. George, Cont. P. No.2322 of 2024 Chennai 9 Prayer in W.P. No.3874 of 2024 : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the 3^rd respondent 683/ 2023 (C1) dated 12.12.2023 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to deploy the petitioner to any of the Government departments to the post similar to the post, the petitioner is holding (Assistant Section Officer) in the Respondent university with a direction of protection of his present monetary and other service conditions with the same pay scale.

Prayer in Cont. P. No.2322 of 2024 : This petition is filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondents for their willful disobedience of the Orders of the Court dated 16.02.2024 in W.M.P.No. 4192 of

2024 in W.P.No. 3874 of 2024.

For petitioner : Mrs.Dakshyani Reddy Senior Counsel for Ms.S. Suneetha For respondents : Mr.M.R. Gokul Krishnan Addl. Govt. Pleader for R1 Mr.S. Nambi Arooran for M/s.Ajmal Associates for Mr.Sitharai Anandhan for RR2 & 3

COMMON ORDER

This writ petition has been filed to call for the records of the 3^rd respondent in Ref. No.683/ 2023(C1) dated 12.12.2023 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to deploy the petitioner to any of the Government departments to the post similar to the post, the petitioner is holding (Assistant Section Officer) in the Respondent university with a direction of protection of his present monetary and other service conditions with the same pay scale.

2. It is stated that the petitioner was originally appointed as a Liaison Officer in the respondent University in the year 2009 and his services were regularised in the year 2011. Thereafter, due to certain administrative issues arose in the respondent University, pursuant to which the Government took a policy decision to take over the entire management of the University and enacted the Annamalai University Act, 2013. When that being so, the services of the employees of the University were initially protected and the respondents subsequently concluded that the petitioner was surplus staff. Consequently, the petitioner was re-designated from the post of Liaison Officer to Assistant Section Officer, which was accepted by him. Thereafter, the petitioner was redeployed for a period of three years and posted as Junior Assistant. Challenging the proceedings of the 3^rd respondent dated 12.12.2023, whereby the petitioner was appointed as Junior Assistant in the office of the 4^th respondent, the present writ petition has been filed.

3. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that similarly placed aggrieved persons challenged the earlier redployment by filing a batch of writ petitions in W.P. No.34308 of 20