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WP No. 15066 of 2024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05-02-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI

WP No. 15066 of 2024

S.Kamatchi

..Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Director

Adi Dravidar And Welfare Department,

Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

2. The District Collector,

Salem District, Salem-636 001.

3. The District Adi Dravidar Welfare Officer,

Salem District, Collectorate Campus, Room

No.109, First Floor, Salem 636 001.

4. The Special Tahsildhar (adw)

Attur Taluk 636 102, Salem District.

..Respondent(s)

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for

issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to pass orders for

regularization of service of the petitioner in the post of Cook from the date of

appointment on 04.03.2016 with salary and other service benefits in

consideration of representation submitted by the petitioner dated 08.12.2023

and 18.12.2023.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.Mr.Jayamalan

For Respondent(s): Mrr.P.Balathandayutham,

Special Government Pleader

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ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to

pass orders for regularization of service of the petitioner in the post of Cook

from the date of appointment on 04.03.2016 with salary and other service

benefits in consideration of representation submitted by the petitioner dated

08.12.2023 and 18.12.2023.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that she was appointed as Cook in the Adi

Dravidar Welfare Department by the proceedings of the 3^rd respondent dated

03.03.2016 and joined service on 04.03.2016 at Government ADW College

Women Hostel, Vadachennimalai. Subsequently, the petitioner was relieved

from service by the order dated 23.12.2017 passed by the 2^nd respondent.

Thereafter, she was reinstated into service on 02.03.2018 however, her salary

was stopped with effect from 01.08.2018. Aggrieved by the non-payment of

salary, the petitioner filed a Writ Petition before this Court in W.P.No.28190 of

2019 seeking payment of salary with effect from 01.08.2018 which was

disposed of by this Court with a direction to the 3^rd respondent to pay the salary

based on the order of appointment dated 03.03.2016. Challenging the said

order, the respondents preferred Writ Appeal before the Division Bench of this

Court which was dismissed by order dated 04.10.2013 with a direction to make

payment of salary to the petitioner for the relevant period i.e., 01.08.2018 to

17.03.2020. As against the order of dismissal, the Department preferred the

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Special Leave Petition before the Hon’ble Apex Court which also ended in

dismissal. Despite the above orders having attained its finality, the petitioner

has neither been paid with salary for the relevant period nor her services were

regularized and therefore, in order to espouse the said cause, the petitioner

submitted a representation dated 18.12.2023 to the respondents which did not

evoke any response. Hence, the petitioner has come up with the present Writ

Petition.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that, during the

pendency of the Writ Petition, the 3^rd respondent sent a reply dated 02.02.2024

pursuant to the petitioner’s representation stating that the petitioner’s name has

been included in the seniority list of cooks working in the adi Dravidar and

Tribal Welfare Schools and Hostels in Salem District at Serial No.146. It was

further stated that, the order of regularization and declaration of probation

would be subject to the orders to be passed by this Court as well as the outcome

of the investigation by the Anti-Corruption and Vigilance Department.

Therefore, this Court may issue a direction to the respondents to implement the

order dated 02.02.2024 within the reasonable time that may be stipulated by this

Court.

4. On the above contention, this Court heard t