IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated : 02.02.2010 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR Writ Petition Nos.36151 to 36153 of 2006 P.Mani ..Applicant in W.P.No.36151/06 M.K.Varadarajan ..Applicant in W.P.No.36152/06 C.Nagarajan ..Applicant in W.P.No.36153/06 -Vs.- 1. The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By Secretary to the Government, Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. 2. The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai – 600 006. ..Respondents Prayer in W.P.No.36151/06: Original Application No.8825 of 1998 was filed before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench praying to direct the respondents to promote the applicant as Head Master, High School by determining his seniority with effect from the date of his appointment as School Assistant namely 05.06.1970 and grant him all the consequential benefit. Since the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal was abolished, the O.A. was received by transfer and numbered as Writ Petition. Prayer in W.P.Nos.36152 & 36153/06: Original Application Nos.8826 of 1998 and 8829 of 1998 respectively were filed before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench praying to direct the respondents to promote the applicants as Head Master, High School by determining their seniority with effect from the date of their appointment as School Assistant namely 29.06.1970 and grant them all the consequential benefit. Since the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal was abolished, the O.As. were received by transfer and numbered as Writ Petition. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ For Petitioners in all Writ Petitions : Mr.P.Rajendran For Respondents in all Writ Petitions : Mr.B.Vijay, Government Advocate COMMON ORDER All the three Original Application Nos.8825, 8826 and 8829 of 1998 respectively were filed before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench praying to direct the respondents to promote the applicants as Head Master, High School by determining their seniority with effect from the date of their appointment as School Assistant namely 5.6.1970, 29.06.1970 and 29.6.1970 and grant them all the consequential benefit. Since the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal was abolished, the O.As. were received by transfer and numbered as Writ Petition. 2. All the three petitioners were appointed as School Assistant (B.T. Assistant) and they sought the relief of promotion as Headmaster by determining the seniority from the date of appointment as School Assistant. When the Original Applications were filed, the petitioner P.Mani was aged 53, the petitioner Varadarajan was aged 52 years and the petitioner Nagarajan was aged 53 years and all of them apparently have superannuated. In the meanwhile, if at all any benefits will accrue to them it will be only a notional benefits. There is no rejection of their claim by any competent authority as rightly stated by the counsel for the petitioners. 3. Considering the long period of time that has been lapsed, the all the petitioners are given liberty to make further representation along with a copy of this order to the respondents or any other appropriate authority within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order to consider their claim, if the representations have not been already disposed off. The respondents or any other competent authority are directed to dispose off the representation within eight weeks thereafter on its own merits. All the Writ Petitions are disposed off accordingly. No costs. Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ vsm/ts Sub Asst.Registrar https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ To 1. The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. 2. The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai – 600 006. Common Order in W.P.Nos.36151 to 36153 of 2006 RK (CO) GSK 11.02.2010. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/