IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 16.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and W.M.P.No.10292 of 2024 S.Ramesh Babu ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat Building, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector, Thirupur, Thirupur District.

3.The Commissioner Corporation, Thirupur, Thirupur District. ....Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records in Na.Ka.No.4288/2020/C1 dated 05.08.2022 on the file of the third respondent and quash the same and direct the third respondent to appoint the petitioner for any suitable post on compassionate grounds with third respondent Corporation with all monetary/service benefits.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Prabhakaran For Respondents : Mr.K.Tippusulthan for R1 and R2 Mr.D.R.Arunkumar for R3

O R D E R

The petitioner challenges the rejection order dated 05.08.2022 passed by the third respondent, rejecting the request of the petitioner to appoint him under compassionate grounds in view of the death of his father who was employed in Tirupur Municipality. The third respondent rejected the request of the petitioner on the ground that the application for compassionate ground appointment should be made within a period of three years from the date of death of the employee, however, since the petitioner had applied for compassionate appointment only on 05.08.2020, he is not eligible to be appointed under the said ground.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for the first and second respondents and the learned counsel appearing for the third respondent.

3. At the time of admission of the writ petition, this Court directed the second and third respondents to ascertain whether it would be possible to provide any other employment to the petitioner through outsourcing agencies in the third respondent Corporation.

4. Pursuant to the said order, today when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Government Pleader submitted the proceedings in Na.Ka.No.C1/4288/2020 dated .02.2025, wherein, the third respondent Corporation has recommended the employment of the petitioner under one M/s.Master Mind, Tiruppur, one of the Outsourcing Agencies under Tirupur Corporation, since there is no vacancy available in the third respondent Corporation. Hence, recording the said proceedings wherein the order of this Court has been complied with and that the ground on which the application of the petitioner was rejected is justifiable, this Writ Petition is closed. The petitioner is directed to appear before the said M/s.Master Mind, Tiruppur and accept the employment. There shall be no order as to costs.

Connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

16.02.2026 NCC: Yes / No Index : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No ssb To

1.The Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat Building, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector, Thirupur, Thirupur District.

3.The Commissioner Corporation, Thirupur, Thirupur District.

M.DHANDAPANI, J.

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16.02.2026