1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20/06/2011 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN Writ Petition (MD) No.214 of 2011 R.Krishnaraj 5/155 Kanagavel Nagar Athikulam Madurai-7 ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to Government Home (Prison) Department Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-9 2.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-2 ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner and give appointment as jailor, either in the OC category or in the Backward class category as the petitioner being No.1 in the wait list candidates in both the above categories as per representation dated 14.08.2010 and confer all the consequential benefits to him, from the date on which others were given appointment. For petitioner ... M/s.C.S.Associates For Respondents ... Mr.B.Pugalendhi for R1 Spl. Govt. Pleader For R2 Mr.S.P.Maharajan counsel for TNPSC O R D E R Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the first respondent and the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent. 2. By consent, the Writ petition is taken up for final hearing. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present writ petition for a mandamus directing the respondents to consider the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 petitioner and give appointment as jailor, either in the OC category or in the Backward class category as the petitioner being No.1 in the wait list candidates in both the above categories as per representation dated 14.08.2010 and confer all the consequential benefits to him, from the date on which others were given appointment. 4. On notice, the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent informs this Court that the petitioner has been provisionally selected for appointment by direct recruitment to the post of Jailor in the Tamil Nadu Jail Services, 2007-08 and a communication has been sent to the Government, the appointing authority. 5. In view of the said submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent and in view of the production of the said proceeding of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, dated 15.06.2011, I direct the first respondent to pass suitable orders appointing the petitioner to the post of Jailor in the Tamil Nadu Jail Services, 2007-08, at the earliest, in any event, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is ordered accordingly. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Deputy Registrar(Accts.) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government Home (Prison) Department Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-9 2.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-2 +2cc to Mr.S.P.Maharajan, Advocate Sr.No.19159 +1cc to Mr.C.S.Associates, Advocate Sr.No.19585 rr ssk/22.06.2011 /6c-2p/- W.P.(MD) No.214 of 2011 and M.P.No.1 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/