1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21/03/2011 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN Writ Petition (MD) No.1666 of 2011 A.Jayakumar ... Petitioner Vs The Secretary Tamil Nadu Public Service commission Government Estate, Chennai-600 002. ... Respondent Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent to follow the Communal Roster in the selection for appointment to the post of District Educational Officer for the year 2000-2006 in view of the Advertisement issued in Advertisement No.131 dated nil and thereby consider the petitioner's case for the post of District Educational Officer within the time limit. For petitioner ...Mr.G.Thalaimutharasu For Respondents ...Mr.S.P.Maharajan,Government Advocate O R D E R Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent. 2. The petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition for a mandamus directing the respondent to follow the communal roster in the selection and appointment to the post of District Educational Officer for the year 2000-2006 in pursuant to the advertisement issued in that regard and also to consider the case of the petitioner to the said post. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that communal roaster was not followed by the respondent in the selection for the post of District Educational Officer. In such circumstances, the petitioner has to challenge the selection made and cannot maintain the Writ Petition for the relief stated earlier. Taking such view, the present Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to challenge the selection, if he supposed to do so. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(P&A) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To The Secretary Tamil Nadu Public Service commission Government Estate, Chennai-600 002. +1cc to Mr.G.Thalaimutharasu, Advocate, Sr.No.7334 +1cc to Mr.S.P.Maharajan, Advocate, Sr.No.7262 W.P.(MD) No.1666 of 2011 RR/SMA/5.4.2011/4C/1P 21.03.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/