1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD)No.13943 of 2011 and M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2011 S.Savitha ... Petitioner Vs. The District Athidravidar and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Officer, Collector Office Campus, Karur. ... Respondent Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent to fix a date for personal interview of the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Muthukrishnan For Respondent : Mr.B.Pugalenthi Special Govt. Pleader O R D E R The petitioner has come to this Court seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to direct the respondent, the District Athidravidar and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Officer, Karur, to fix a date for personal interview of the petitioner for the post of District Overseers, for the reason that the petitioner at the time of receiving the call letter for personal interview to be held on 18.11.2011 at about 11.00 a.m. in District Athidravidar and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Office, she was admitted in Janet nursing home at Trichy for delivery on 16.11.2011. As she was admitted in the hospital in a critical condition due to high blood pressure and eight months IUGR baby with severe oligohydramnios she had to undergo emergency LSCS on 16.11.2011 to save her life and also her child. In that view of the matter, she was not able to attend the said interview on 18.11.2011. However, by giving all the relevant medical documents, requested the respondent to fix another date for interview, as she possessed requisite qualification to the post of District Overseer, but the respondent did not give any reply. As a result, the petitioner has come to this Court seeking a direction to the respondent to fix a date of personal interview. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only in view of the peculiar circumstances under which the petitioner had to keep away from the interview, she was not able to attend the said interview on 18.11.2011. However, she is ready and prepared to participate in the interview. But the respondent has not issued any interview call letter. When the petitioner was issued with interview call letter on 18.11.2011 for the post of District Overseers in District Athidravidar and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Office, the respondent has also issued call letters to five candidates including the petitioner. Unfortunately, due to the reasons mentioned above, the petitioner was not able to respond to the call https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 letter and by the time, the respondent completed the entire process of selection selecting one of the five candidates. Therefore, it is too late for the petitioner to approach this Court with the above mentioned prayer. 3. In that view of the matter, the request of the petitioner cannot be considered. Accordingly, this Writ petition fails and the same is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To The District Athidravidar and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Officer, Collector Office Campus, Karur. +1cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No.43127 akv GH : 03.01.2012 : 2p/3c W.P.(MD)No.13943 of 2011 08.12.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/