IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 30.09.2010 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.HARIPARANTHAMAN W.P.NO.1067 OF 2007 (O.A.NO.4388 OF 2000) 1.S.Muruganantham 2.P.Athanam 3.R.Shanmugam 4.K.Sivakumar 5.P.Nachimuthu 6.A.Kalimuthu 7.K.Nagendran 8.V.Veeran 9.L.Selvam 10.M.Nagarathinam 11.M.Nagaraj 12.A.Chinnakalai 13.D.Kottaimuthu 14.R.Kattandurai 15.P.Arjunan 16.K.Vallal 17.A.Kuppusamy 18.P.Karthikeyan 19.R.Santhi 20.D.Thangavel 21.P.Kulasekarapandian 22.M.Somasundaram 23.P.Senthil Kumar 24.A.Vadivel 25.V.Sankarasekaran 26.P.Venkatachalam 27.A.Murugesan 28.D.Chinnaraj 29.P.Ravi 30.K.Sheik Abdullah 31.N.Senthil Kumar 32.T.Mohan 33.S.Karuppanan 34.S.Balathandapani 35.G.Ganesh Babu 36.G.L.V.Pandi Durai ... Petitioners Versus https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ The Commissioner Palani Municipality Palani, Dindigul District. ... Respondent PRAYER: This Writ Petition came to be numbered under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by way of transfer of O.A.No.4388 of 2000 from the file of Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal with a prayer to direct the respondent to consider the petitioners for appointment in the permanent vacancies arising in the Entry Level Posts as per G.O.Ms.No.125, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, dated 25.07.1999. For Petitioners: Mr.P.Manoj Kumar For Respondent : Mr.M.Devadoss O R D E R The Original Application in O.A.No.4388 of 2000 before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal is the present writ petition. 2.Heard the submissions made on either side and perused the materials available on record. 3.The petitioners were appointed in the respondent Municipality prior to 01.10.1996 as daily rated employees. The Government issued an order in G.O.Ms.No.125, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department dated 27.05.1999 regularising the services of the daily rated employees, who were appointed prior to 01.10.1996 in the existing vacancies and also in future vacancies. A further direction was also issued by the Government not to appoint any person until the daily rated employees are regularised in service. Hence, the petitioners seek regularisation in terms of the aforesaid G.O.Ms.No.125. The relevant passage from the said G.O., is extracted hereunder: "3(ii) nkw;fz;l gl;oaypny ,lk; bgw;Ws;s jpdf;Typg; gzpahsh;fis mth;fspd; jFjpf;nfw;g rk;ke;jg;gl;l efuhl;rpfs; khefuhl;rpfs; ngU:uhl;rpfs; mt;tg;nghJ Vw;gLk; fhypg;gzpapl';fspy; (vz;lhp ypty; ngh!;l;!; only) epakdk; bra;J. mt;thW epakdk; bra;ag;gl;l ehspypUe;J mth;fsJ gzp tuz;Kiw bra;ag;gLtJld; gzpf;fhyg;gad;fSk; fzf;fplg;glntz;Lk;/ gzp tuz;Kiw bra;ag;gLk; fhyj;jpypUe;J Xuhz;L tiu ,th;fs; khjk; U:/2000 vd;w bjhFg;g{jpaj;jpy; mkh;j;jg;gLthh;fs;/ jpdf;Typg;gzpahsh;fs; Kiwahf gzpaplj;jpy; epakdk; bra;ag;gLtjw;F Kd;g[ gzpg[hpe;j fhyk; gzpg;gad;fSf;F vLj;Jf;bfhs;sg;gl khl;lhJ/ jpdf;Typg; gzpahsh;fs; nkny gj;jp 3(i)y; Twg;gl;Ls;s gl;oaypy; fz;Ls;s fhypapl';fspy; epakdk; bra;ag;gLk; tiuapy;. ntiy tha;g;g[ mYtyfk; K:yk; g[jpa epakd';fs; bra;ag;glf;TlhJ/" https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 4.In view of the aforesaid G.O., the petitioners are entitled to regularisation in the existing vacancies and also in the future vacancies. Hence, a direction is issued to the respondent to regularise the services of the petitioners and also to pay the benefits accordingly, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5.With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrar TK To The Commissioner Palani Municipality Palani, Dindigul District. 1 cc To Mr.M.Devadoss, Advocate, SR.72604 W.P.NO.1067 OF 2007 (O.A.NO.4388 OF 2000) BVN(CO) sra 19/10/2010 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/