IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 04-03-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR WA No. 615 of 2026 and CMP No. 5838 of 2026 The Registrar The Periyar University, Salem ..Appellant(s)

Vs

1. Dr.V. Vaithiyanathan Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Periyar University, Salem 636103.

2. The University Grants Commission Rep. by its Secretary, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110. ..Respondent(s)

Appeal filed under clause 15 of the Letters Patent to set aside the order dated 29.10.2025 in WP No.27715 of 2019 and dismiss the Writ Appeal.

For Appellant: Mr.P.Godson Swaminath for M/s.Isaac Chambers For Respondent(s): Mr.M.R.Jothimanian (for R1)

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by N.Senthilkumar J.)

The Appeal has been filed to set aside the order dated 29.10.2025 made in WP No.27715 of 2019.

2.The case of the Appellant is that the Writ Court erred in holding that the

1^st respondent is entitled to count the period of service undergone during his part time Ph.D., without appreciating that the said period had already been counted for the purpose of promotion under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS). The Writ Cou