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

This intra court appeal is directed against the order passed by the Writ Court dated 07.08.2023 made in W.P.No.9835 of 2021 & batch.

2. The respondents/writ petitioners were appointed as Plot Watchers on 16.04.1986, 01.04.1987 and 01.10.1984 respectively, on a daily wage basis. They have rendered their service for more than 34 to 36 years in the forest department, however, their service have been regularised only after 01.04.2003. Although the writ petitioners name were included in the State Wide Seniority list drawn for the year 1999, the same was not considered for regularisation of service.

3. It is the case of the respondents/writ petitioners that since their service have been regularised only after 01.04.2003 they stand disqualified from claiming pensionary benefits, but their juniors who have been regularised before

01.04.2003 are getting pensionary benefits.

4. They further contended that similarly placed persons have already filed a Writ Pe