IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated : 02.02.2010 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR Writ Petition No.36283 of 2006 P.G.Subbiyan ..Applicant -Vs.- 1. The Director of Settlement of Land Records, Chepauk, Chennai – 5. 2. The Assistant Director of Settlement of Land Survey, Trichy. ..Respondents Prayer: Original Application No.8760 of 1998 was filed before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to promote the applicant to the post of Field Surveyor with effect from the date of promotion given to his juniors with all monetary and service benefits. Since the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal was abolished, the O.A. was received by transfer and numbered as Writ Petition. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Singaravelan For Respondents : Mr.S.Sivashanmugam Government Advocate O R D E R Original Application No.8760 of 1998 was filed before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to promote the applicant to the post of Field Surveyor with effect from the date of promotion given to his juniors with all monetary and service benefits. Since the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal was abolished, the O.A. was received by transfer and renumbered as Writ Petition. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that his juniors Tvl.M.Natarajan, M.Anandhan, A.Murugesan, M.Shanmugham, C.Xavier, B.Thangavelu and P.Buvaneswari were given promotion to the post of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Firka Surveyor overlooking the petitioner's claim. Petitioner is senior to the above persons in the seniority list dated 14.8.1996. No reason has been shown as to why the petitioner has been chosen for hostile discrimination. It is stated that the petitioner in the meanwhile superannuated and therefore any promotion if given will provide for notional retirement benefits. 3. In such view of the matter, this Court is inclined to direct the respondents to reconsider the petitioner's claim for promotion to the post of Firka Surveyor based on the seniority as claimed by him in the seniority list dated 14.8.1996. The petitioner is also given liberty to make a representation within a month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order to the concerned authority and the authority shall dispose off the same on its own merits within two months thereafter. The Writ petition is disposed off accordingly. No costs. Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrar ts To 1.The Director of Settlement of Land Records, Chepauk, Chennai – 5. 2.The Assistant Director of Settlement of Land Survey, Trichy. + 1 c.c. to Mr. R. Singaravelan, Advocate. S.R.No.6125. + 1 c.c. to The Government Pleader. S.R.No.6904. W.P.No.36283 of 2006 BVR (CO) GSK 10.02.2010. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/