BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:21.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA WP(MD)No.12166 of 2011 R.Ravi :Petitioner -Vs- The Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government, Agricultural Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. :Respondent Prayer:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to dispose of the petitioner's appeal dated 17.08.2011 on merits and in accordance with law within a specified time frame that may be fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : M/s.S.Visvalingam For Respondent : Mrs.S.Bharathi, Govt. Advocate ORDER This is only a limited prayer to issue a direction to the respondent, the Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government, Agricultural Department, Secretariat, Chennai to consider the petitioner's pending appeal dated 17.08.2011 on merits and in accordance with law within a specified time frame. 2.By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final hearing. 3.Mrs.S.Bharathi, learned Government Advocate takes notice for the respondent. 4.The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been making representation one after another for regularisation of the service from the beginning. But the administration till date has not taken any action on the representation. Thus, almost 26 years have gone for ordering regularisation of his service. In the mean while, the petitioner's name also was not included in the approved list of Assistant Director of Agriculture for the year 2007-2008 on the only ground, the service was not regularised. The stand taken by the respondent shows that in view of non- regularisation of service of the petitioner, his name could not be included in the approved list of Assistant Director of Agriculture for the year 2007- 08. Regularisation of service is the duty cast upon the administration. By citing all the reasons, the petitioner has submitted his appeal dated 17.08.2011, yet that reasonable prayer made in the appeal also has not been till date considered. On this basis, he prayed for issuing a direction to the respondent to consider the pending appeal dated 17.08.2011. 5.As the prayer sought for by the petitioner is limited, this Court directs the respondent to consider the petitioner's appeal dated 17.08.2011 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (Writs) / TRUE COPY / Assistant Registrar To: The Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Govt, Agricultural Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. akv W.P.(MD)No.12166 of 2011 RP/22.11.2011/1P/2C. 21.10.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/