The State Of Tamil Nadu vs M.Sundaresan
2022 Latest Caselaw 18058 Mad

                                                                            W.A.(MD)No.1472 of 2022


                         BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

                                                 DATED : 06.12.2022

                                                        CORAM:

                                  THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR
                                                         AND
                                  THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR

                                             W.A.(MD)No.1472 of 2022
                                                      and
                                            C.M.P.(MD)No.11840 of 2022

                 1.The State of Tamil Nadu,
                     Rep. by its Principal Secretary,
                     Environmental and Forest Department,
                     Fort St.George, Chennai.


                 2.The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest,
                    Panagalmaligai, Saidapet, Chennai.            ... Appellants / Respondents
                                                         -Vs-
                 M.Sundaresan                                     ... Respondent / Petitioner


                 PRAYER: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent, praying this
                 Court to set aside the order dated 22.09.2021 made in W.P.(MD)No.17189 of
                 2021 on the file of this Court.

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                                          For Appellants     : Mr.Veera.Kathiravan,
                                                              Additional Advocate General,
                                                              assisted by Mr.S.R.A.Ramachandran,
                                                              Additional Government Pleader
                                          For Respondent     : Mr.V.Panneer Selvam

                                                           JUDGMENT

[Judgment of the Court was delivered by D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.]

This Writ Appeal is directed against the interim order of this Court

dated 22.09.2021 made in W.P.(MD)No.17189 of 2021.

2.Mr.Veera.Kathiravan, learned Additional Advocate General

appearing for the appellants submitted that the Writ Court has passed an interim

order at the time of admission itself by giving positive direction to the appellants

to consider the claim of the respondent / writ petitioner on par with the similarly

placed persons, who have got the benefit of promotion for the post of Forester.

According to the appellants, the request of the respondent / writ petitioner

cannot be considered, since it can be decided only at the time of final disposal of

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the Writ Petition and the Special Leave Petition has also been pending before the

Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. He further submitted that Contempt Petition in

Cont.P.(MD)No.945 of 2022 has also been filed before the learned Single Judge.

3.Mr.V.Panneer Selvam, learned counsel for the respondent / writ

petitioner submitted that the aforesaid Contempt Petition is posted along with

the Writ Petition and therefore, no further order is required to be passed in the

present Writ Appeal. He has also agreed that the respondent / writ petitioner will

abide by the decision to be taken in the Writ Petition and also not insisit for the

contempt proceedings.

4.Recording the aforesaid submission made on either side, this Writ

Appeal stands closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous

petition is closed.

                                                          [D.K.K., J.] &     [R.V., J.]
                                                                   06.12.2022
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