1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:15.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA WP(MD)No.14327 of 2011 N.Thangaraj :Petitioner -Vs- 1.The District Treasury Officer, District Treasury Office, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 2.State of Tamilnadu Through Secretary, Personnel and Administration Department, Saithapettai, Chennai. :Respondents Prayer:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the second respondent to pass orders based on the recommendation made by the first respondent dated 24.11.2010 in Na.Ka.No.14900/2009/C3 on the petitioner's application for the post of Office Assistant in any one of the vacancies available under the first respondent on merits and in accordance with law within a time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.F.Deepak For Respondents: Mr.B.Pugalenthi,Special Government Pleader ORDER The present Writ Petition has been filed seeking a limited direction to direct the second respondent to pass orders on the basis of the recommendation made by the first respondent. 2.The petitioner was appointed as a part time Masalchi by the first respondent on 26.03.1983. Subsequently, he was also given regular fixation of scale of pay. Though he has studied only 8th standard, he has been made as a full time Masalji and his services were also regularised by G.O.Ms.No.352 dated 13.08.2008, on the basis of the order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.3867 of 2004 dated 23.07.2007. In such circumstances, the grievance of the petitioner is, when he was working as a full time regular employee on 19.08.2008, vacancies have arisen for the post of Office Assistant and he applied for the same on 12.11.2010 through proper channel. Though the first respondent has received the petitioner's application and sent necessary proposal to the second respondent, the second respondent till date has not passed any order, even though there are vacancies available. Under these circumstances, he sought for a limited prayer to issue direction to the second respondent to pass appropriate orders, on the recommendation made by the first respondent. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3.Mr.B.Pugalenthi, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents also prayed for a reasonable time to consider and pass appropriate orders, on the basis of the recommendation made by the first respondent. But however, the learned Special Government Pleader submits that it is not known whether the first respondent was right in making any such recommendation. However, it is left open to the second respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioner's representation along with the proposal made by the first respondent within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (Writs) / TRUE COPY / Assistant Registrar To: 1. The District Treasury Officer, District Treasury Office, Nagercoil,Kanyakumari District. 2. The Secretary,State of Tamilnadu, Personnel and Administration Department, Saithapettai, Chennai. +1CC to M/s.F.Deepak, Advocate. SR.No.44036. +1CC to The Special Government Pleader. SR.No.44045. RP/18.01.2012/2P/5C. W.P.(MD)No.14327 of 2011, 15.12.2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/