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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Reserved on 21.09.2026 Pronounced on 24.09.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNASWAMY GOVINDARAJAN WP No. 48203, 48209 and 48213 of 2025 and WMP Nos. 53860, 53867 and 53873 of 2025 V.Sarath Chander S/o.R.Vasanthakumar, No.104/73, Gowdia Mutt Lane, Royapettah, Chennai- 600 014.

..Petitioner in all the writ petitions Vs

1. The Registrar General The Honble High Court,Madras Chennai- 600 104.

2. The Enquiry Officer The Assistant Registrar, The Honble High Court Guest House, Chennai.

..Respondents in W.P.No.48203 of 2025

1. The Registrar General The Honble High Court,Madras Chennai- 600 104.

2. The Enquiry Officer The Deputy Registrar (Admn.II)

The Honble High Court, Chennai.

….Respondents in WP.No.48209 of 2025

1. The Registrar General The Honble High Court,Madras Chennai- 600 104.

2. The Enquiry Officer The Assistant Registrar (CS-VII) The Honble High Court, Chennai.

….Respondents in WP.No.48213 of 2025 Prayer in WP.No.48203 of 2025: The writ petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the enquiry report made in Roc. No.71774- A/ 2019-Estt.II dated 06.02.2023 submitted by the 2nd respondent and the consequential impugned order made in Roc. No. 71774-A/ 2019-Estt.II dated 04.04.2025 passed by the 1st respondent and the order made in Roc. No.71774-A/2019- Estt.II dated 22.09.2025 passed by the appellate authority, communicated through the 1st respondent quash the same and consequently reinstate the petitioner in service with all attended benefits.

Prayer in WP No. 48209 of 2025: The writ petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the Impugned order made in Roc. NO.3354-A/ 2021- Estt. II dated 04.04.2025 passed by the 1st respondent and the order made in Roc. No.3354-A/ 2021-estt.II dated 22.09.2025 passed by the appellate authority, communicated through the 1st respondent quash the same and consequently reinstate the petitioner in service with all attended benefits.

Prayer in WP No. 48213 of 2025: The writ petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the Impugned order made in Roc. No. 62041-A/ 2023-

Estt.II dated 04.04.2025 passed by the 1st respondent and the order made in Roc. No. 62041-A/ 2023-Estt. II dated 22.09.2025 passed by the appellate authority, communicated through the 1st respondent quash the same and consequently reinstate the petitioner in service with all attended benefits.

For Petitioner: Mr.G.Ethirajulu (in all the writ petitions)

For Respondents: Mr. D. Prabhu Mukunth Arunkumar (in all the writ petitions)

COMMON ORDER

(KRISHNASWAMY GOVINDARAJAN, J.)

Three writ petitions were filed challenging the common order of dismissal dated 04.04.2025 passed in ROC No.71774-A/2019-Estt.II, ROC No.3354-A/2021-Estt.II, and ROC No.62041-A/2023-Estt.II. Since the issue involved in all these matters are one and the same, a common order of punishment of dismissal from service was imposed, all three writ petitions are disposed of by way of this common order.

2. The charges framed against the petitioner are common in nature "unauthorised absence".

3.In ROC No.71774-A/2019-Estt.II, the authorities framed the following charges under Rule 17(b) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules:

Charge No.1:That you, Thiru. V.Sarath Chander, Assistant, High Court, Madras, have applied UEL (MC) for 8 days from 20.08.2019 to 27.08.2019 and you have absented yourself unauthorisedly from duty from 28.08.2019 onwards. Your aforesaid act of unauthorised absence has caused much inconvenience to this Registry.

Your act of unauthorised absence, affects the day-

to-day works of this Registry, which shows your non- devotion to duty and d