ITEM NO.35 COURT NO.15 SECTION XII S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 52786/2024 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 14-12-2023 in WPMD No. 9719/2021 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras at Madurai]

S MARIMUTHU Petitioner(s)

VERSUS THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU & ORS. Respondent(s)

(IA No. 139767/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING IA No. 139771/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS IA No. 139765/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT

IA No. 139770/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

WITH Diary No(s). 52785/2024 (IA No. 140987/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING IA No. 140988/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS IA No. 140985/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT

IA No. 140986/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 18760/2025 (FOR ADMISSION and I.R.)

Diary No(s). 54358/2025 (IA No. 241997/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING)

Diary No(s). 55862/2025 (IA No. 11702/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING IA No. 11703/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS IA No. 11701/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Date : 12-03-2026 These matters were called on for hearing today.

SignaCtureO NoRt VeArifiMed :

Digita lly s ign ed b y HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL ANITA MALHOTRA Date: 2026.03.16 Reason:

For Petitioner(s) :

Mr. A Velan, AOR (Through V.C.)

Ms. Navpreet Kaur, Adv.

Mr. Prince Singh, Adv.

Mr. Nilay Rai, Adv.

Ms. Kanika Sharma, Adv.

Mr. M. Rashik Hameed Mukilan, Adv.

Mr. R. Sudhakaran, AOR Ms. Jaswanthi. A, AOR Mr. Vivek Bharathi, Adv. Mr. Ravi Choudhary, Adv.

Mr. Sabarish Subramanian, AOR For Respondent(s) :

Mr. Balaji Subramanian, A.A.G.

Mr. Sabarish Subramanian, AOR Mr. Akash Kundu, Adv.

Mr. Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Adv.

Mr. A Velan, AOR (Through V.C.)

Ms. Navpreet Kaur, Adv.

Mr. Prince Singh, Adv.

Mr. Nilay Rai, Adv.

Ms. Kanika Sharma, Adv.

Mr. M. Rashik Hameed Mukilan, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

1. In response to the order passed by this Court on 10^th March, 2026, learned counsel for the State submitted that in total there are eight candidates. Three in the Writ Petitions pending before the High Court and five before this Court. The list has been furnished before this Court. The same is as follows:

1. R.Gowthaman

2. P.Jebaraju

3. M.Karthik @ Karthikveerabagu

4. R.Kingslin Caldwel

5. D.Thangapandi

6. K.Pandimurugan

7. S.Marimuthu and

8. K.Gomathi

2. He submitted that he has received instructions to submit before this Court that all the aforesaid eight candidates will be given appointment afresh after the present petitions are disposed of and they will be entitled to all the benefits from the date the appointment is offered. However, he submitted that pendency of the present petitions and also response of the State in terms of the order passed by this Court on 10^th March, 2026 could not be informed to the writ petitioners before the High Court so as to enable them also to respond to the aforesaid proposal.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners in Diary No.52786 of 2024, 52785 of 2024 and 55862 of 2025 submitted that the offer made by the State is acceptable to them.

4. As far as Diary No.54358 of 2025 is concerned, the offer made by the State may not be acceptable to the petitioner as he was selected and appointed in the year

2023.

5. Adjourned to 19^th March, 2026.

6. In the meantime, learned counsel for the State shall ensure that the three petitioners in the Writ Petitions pending before the High Court are informed of the order passed by this Court and the proposal made by the State.

(ANITA MALHOTRA) (AKSHAY KUMAR BHORIA)

AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER