1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.12.2011 Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA Writ Petition (MD)No.14822 of 2011 K.Paulraj : Petitioner Vs. 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by The Secretary to Government, Handlooms, Handicrafts Textiles & Khadi Departments, Madras-600 009. 2.The Director of Sericulture, Folks Compound, Anaimedu, Salem-636 001. 3.The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Palani Road, Meenakshi Naickenpatti Post, Dindigul-1. : Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grand Selection Grade in the post of Junior Inspector of Sericulture taking his service from 05.10.1979 as Sericulture Operative – re-designated as Sericulture Demonstrator, thereby taking the total service from the initial date of appointment viz., 05.10.1979 and confer all service benefits with arrears. For Petitioner : Mr.M.V.Venkataseshan For Respondents : Mr.B.Pugalenthi Special Government Pleader ORDER The Petitioner K.Paulraj was appointed as Sericulture operative in the office of the respondents at Salem on 05.10.1979 through Employment Exchange. After his post of Sericulture Operative was renamed as Sericulture Demonstrator On 01.101984, the above said post of Sericulture Demonstrator was merged with the post of Junior Inspector of Sericulture for the reason that the said post carried same scale of pay. Subsequently, he was conferred with Selection Grade on 02.10.2004 and then was also granted with Special grade. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 2. Now, The grievance of the petitioner is that when the petitioner was appointed in 05.10.1979 as Sericulture Operative the period from 05.10.1979 to 01.10.1984 has not been taken into account. Further, when similarly placed persons filed O.A.No.2729 of 1997 that was transferred as W.P.No.28492 of 2006 for grant of appropriate grade, and this Court by order, dated 01.07.2008 allowed the said prayer in the case of similarly placed persons. Therefore, petitioner has also presented a representation, dated 09.11.207 before the first respondent. As the said representation, dated 09.11.2007 has not been till date taken up for consideration, the representation was sought to be disposed of 3. Mr.B.Pugazhenthi, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents and heavily submitted that the petitioner is not entitled to get the benefit as sought for in the representation, dated 09.11.2007,but I do not find any impediment in giving a direction to the first respondent to consider the said representation and accordingly this Court directs the first respondent to dispose of the petitioner's representation, dated 09.11.2007 on the basis of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.28492/2006(O.A.No.2729 of 1997) which also came to be considered in W.A.No.1398 of 2008, dated 21.04.2009, if the petitioner is falling within the parameters as laid down by this Court in the above mentioned orders. 4. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar(Writs) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Handlooms, Handicrafts Textiles & Khadi Departments, Madras-600 009. 2.The Director of Sericulture, Folks Compound, Anaimedu, Salem-636 001. 3.The Assistant Director of Sericulture, Palani Road, Meenakshi Naickenpatti Post, Dindigul-1. +1cc to the Special Govt.Pleader, Sr.No. 45999 vsn ssk/19.01.2012 /5c -2p/- W.P(MD)No.14822 of 2011 22.12.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/