1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21.06.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN W.P.(MD)No.6454 of 2011 A.Barakat Alikhan : Petitioner Vs. The Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. : Respondent Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to dispose off the petitioner's representation dated 14.02.2011 within a specified time. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Visvalingam For Respondent : Mr.B.Pugalendhi Special Government Pleader ORDER Mr.B.Pugalendhi, learned Special Government Pleader, takes notice on behalf of the respondent. By consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondent. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition for a Mandamus, directing the respondent to dispose of his representation dated 14.02.2011, within a time stipulated by this Court. 4. The case of the petitioner is that he was selected by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and joined duty as Junior Assistant in the District Revenue Unit of Composite Ramanathapuram District on 02.08.1976. Thereafter, he was promoted as Assistant, Deputy Tahsildar and Tahsildar. He was allowed to retire on 31.07.2009 on attaining the age of superannuation. He is fully qualified to be included in the approved list of Deputy Collectors for the year 2008-2009. The crucial date for inclusion in the above list of Deputy Collectors fell on 01.01.2008. The approved list of Deputy Collectors for the year 2008-2009 was published by the Government. However, his name has been left out. His name was not included on the ground that charges under Rule 17(b) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules were pending against him on the crucial date. The said charge memo is not a serious one or grave in nature. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 5. Charge memo dated 01.11.1995 was finally disposed of on 03.10.2008, after lapse of 13 years by inflicting a punishment of stoppage of increment for three years without cumulative effect in the proceeding dated 03.10.2008 of the District Collector. A detailed representation was sent to the respondent on 14.02.2011 to consider his case for giving notional promotion on the day when the petitioner was eligible for the same. However, the same was not considered so far and hence, the petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition for the reliefs stated earlier. 6. Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 14.02.2011 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. The Writ Petition stands ordered accordingly. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To The Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. SML GH : 29.06.2011 : 2p/2c Order made in W.P.(MD)No.6454 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/