IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated 2.2.2010 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR Writ Petition No.38158 of 2006 M.Rengan ... Applicant -Vs.- Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Chennai – 600 015. ... Respondent Prayer: Original Application No.8780 of 1998 was filed before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench praying to call for the records of the respondent in his proceedings B1/18534/97 dated 22.12.1997 and to issue directions to declare the applicant as selected and to promote him as Forest Range Officer with retrospective effect from the date of promotion of his immediate junior, with all consequential service and monetary benefits. Since the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal was abolished, the O.A. was received by transfer and numbered as Writ Petition. For petitioner : Mr.M.Ravi For respondent : Mr.S.N.Kirubanandam Special Government Pleader. O R D E R Original Application No.8780 of 1998 was filed before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench praying to call for the records of the respondent in his proceedings B1/18534/97 dated 22.12.1997 and to issue directions to declare the applicant as selected and to promote him as Forest Range Officer with retrospective effect from the date of promotion of his immediate junior, with all consequential service and monetary benefits. Since the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal was abolished, the O.A. was received by transfer and numbered as Writ Petition. 2. On 15.6.1998 there is a representation by the petitioner to the respondent, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, which has not been disposed off. 3. The Original Application is of the year 1998 and the petitioner was 54 years at the time of filing the Original Application. Considering the long period of time that has been https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ lapsed, the petitioner is given liberty to make further representation along with a copy of this order to the respondent or any other appropriate authority within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order to consider his claim for service benefits, if the representation has not been already disposed off. The respondent or any other competent authority is directed to dispose off the representation within three months thereafter on its own merits. This Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Sd/ Assistant Registrar /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar ts To Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Chennai – 600 015. W.P.No.38158 of 2006 VS (CO) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/