Joint Director (Craftsman Training) vs P.Ganesan ... 1St
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Madras High Court

Joint Director (Craftsman Training) vs P.Ganesan ... 1St on 7 December, 2023

Author: S.M.Subramaniam

Bench: S.M.Subramaniam

                                                                   W.A.(MD) Nos.523, 744 and 936 of 2023


                          BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

                                               DATED: 07.12.2023

                                                    CORAM

                           THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
                                              AND
                         THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN

                                     WA(MD) Nos.523, 744 and 936 of 2023
                                                   and
                                   C.M.P(MD)Nos.5344, 6342 and 7359 of 2023


                     Joint Director (Craftsman Training),
                     Directorate of Employment and Training,
                     Training Wing, Guindy,
                     Chennai – 600 032.                    ... Appellant/1st Respondent
                                                                      in all the Writ Appeals

                                                       Vs.

                     P.Ganesan                               ... 1st Respondent/Writ Petitioner
                                                                 in WA(MD) No.523 of 2023

                     B.Sakthivel                             ... 2nd Respondent/2nd Respondent
                                                                 in WA(MD) No.523 of 2023

                     S.Prakash                               ... 1st Respondent/Writ Petitioner
                                                                 in WA(MD) No.744 of 2023

                     Muthuvel                                ... 2nd Respondent/2nd Respondent
                                                                 in WA(MD) No.744 of 2023

                     R.Mahalakshmi                           ... 1st Respondent/Writ Petitioner
                                                                 in WA(MD) No.936 of 2023



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                                                                          W.A.(MD) Nos.523, 744 and 936 of 2023


                     G.Kumarasamy                                   ... 2nd Respondent/2nd Respondent
                                                                        in WA(MD) No.936 of 2023

                                  Writ Appeals filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside

                     the common order, dated 21.07.2022 in W.P. (MD) Nos.24458, 24457

                     and 24448 of 2018 respectively.


                                     For Appellants in all the      : Mr.Veera Kathiravan,
                                     Writ Appeals                     Additional Advocate General,
                                                                      Assisted by Mr.S.Kameswaran
                                                                      Government Advocate

                                     For Respondents                : Mr.G.Thalaimutharasu for R1
                                                                      in all the Writ Appeals

                                                                    No appearance for R2 in all the
                                                                            Writ Appeals
                                                             ****

                                                       JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.)

These intra-Court Appeals have been instituted against the

common order dated 21.07.2022, passed in W.P. (MD) Nos.24458, 24457

and 24448 of 2018.

2. Since the issues involved in all these Writ Appeals are

similar, common order is passed.

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3. In view of the order passed in batch of Writ Petitions in W.P.

(MD) No.1612 of 2019 and further considering the fact that the scope of

judicial review under the Constitution cannot be expanded by forming an

opinion merely based on the C.C.T.V. footage without audio and also

considering the fact that the first respondent / writ petitioners are not able

to establish any clinching grounds to interfere with the process of

selection, shocking the conscious of the Court, we are inclined to allow

these Writ Appeals.

4. Consequently, the common order dated 21.07.2022, passed

in W.P. (MD) Nos.24458, 24457 and 24448 of 2018 is set aside and the

Writ Appeals are allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected

Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

                                                                  [S.M.S.J.,] & [V.L.N.J.,]
                     NCC          :Yes/No                                 07.12.2023
                     Index        :Yes/No
                     SJ

                     To

Joint Director (Craftsman Training), Directorate of Employment and Training, Training Wing, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032.

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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

AND V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

SJ

WA(MD) Nos.523, 744 and 936 of 2023

07.12.2023

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