1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD)No.14885 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2011 M.Sundararajan ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Chief Engineer(General), Highways Department, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005. 2. The District Collector, Sivagangai District. ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to fix the pay of the petitioner on par with his juniors, promote the petitioner as Junior Engineer in his substantive permanent post as that of his juniors in his parent department and consequently pay the arrears of pay in the promotional post of Junior Engineer in accordance with law. For Petitioner : Mr.H.Thayumana Swamy For Respondents : Mr.B.Pugalendhi Special Government Pleader O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to fix the pay of the petitioner on par with his juniors, promote the petitioner as Junior Engineer in his substantive permanent post as that of his juniors in his parent department and consequently pay the arrears of pay in the promotional post of Junior Engineer in accordance with law. 2. Heard Mr.H.Thayumana Swamy, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.B.Pugalendhi, learned Special Government Pleader, who takes notice for the respondents. 3. By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. The petitioner has come to this Court by filing a writ petition seeking a direction to the first respondent to fix the pay of the petitioner on par with his juniors, promote the petitioner as Junior Engineer in his substantive permanent post as that of his juniors in his parent department and consequently pay the arrears of pay in the promotional post of Junior Engineer in accordance with law. 5. At the very outset, the said prayer cannot be granted for the simple reason that the petitioner, after his service, was allowed to retire on reaching the age of superannuation on 30.06.2008. Only after his retirement, he came to know that his juniors in parent department have been promoted as Junior Engineers on 29.02.2008. Therefore, he has made a representation on 21.08.2010. Even the date of submitting his representation also is belated with delay of more than two years and two months. Even thereafter, the petitioner keeping quiet for long, filed the present writ petition. 6. Therefore, finding no reason to condone this delay in approaching this Court, this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition. Hence, this writ petition is dismissed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (A.E) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The Chief Engineer(General), Highways Department, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005. 2. The District Collector, Sivagangai District. +1 CC to Special Government Pleader (SR.No.46034) W.P.(MD)No.14885 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2011 23.12.2011 ssl NSV/9.1.12/2P/4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/