IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 12.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR and M.P.Nos.1 & 2 of 2015 D.Sudhakaran ...Petitioner Vs.

1.The Registrar University of Madras Kamarajar Salai Chennai 600 005.

2.The Deputy Director District Employment Office Santhome Chennai 600 004. ...Respondents Prayer: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the 1^st respondent in his proceedings No.F1(A)/ESTT/2013/003 dated 02.01.2013 and quash the same and further directing the 1^st respondent to appoint the petitioner in the post of Assistant in the 1^st respondent’s Institution.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Samivel For Respondents : Mr.D.Ravichandran for R1 Special Government Pleader Mrs.M.Jayanthy for R2 Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

The petitioner challenges the Official communication dated 02.01.2013 issued by the Registrar, University of Madras/1st respondent by which the petitioner's request for appointment to the post of Assistant came to be rejected stating that he does not possess requisite qualification.

2. The learned counsel for the University has placed on