A writ petition challenging only a review order, while the original appellate order has attained finality and the limitation period has expired, is not maintainable.

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.)

Writ on hand has been instituted to set aside the Official Memorandum dated 21.11.2025 on the file of 2^nd respondent, and direct the respondents to reconsider the petitioner’s review application dated 02.09.2025 in regard for proper fixation of seniority and promotional consideration in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service rule and the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 20.01.2016.

2. Appellate authority decided the appeal filed by the petitioner by passing a speaking order in proceeding dated 30.05.2022. However, subsequent review order alone is under challenge in the present writ proceedings. Thus the writ petition is not entertainable.

3. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty to challenge the original order passed in the appeal.

4. Learned counsel for the 2^nd respondent would submit that the said order was passed in the year 2022, and there is an enormous delay and in order to circumvent the period of limitation, the present writ petition has been filed challenging the review order.

5. May that as it be, if any remedy is available to the petitioner under the law, she is at liberty to exhaust the same.

6. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions, if any, are closed.