IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 25.02.2010 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. SUDHAKAR Writ Petition No.42816 of 2006 (O.A.No.7758 of 1999) K.M. Mohan ..Petitioner Vs 1. Secretary to the Government Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai. 2. Chairman, Teacher's Recruitment Board, Chennai.6. 3. Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai.6. ..Respondents Prayer: Original Application No.7758 of 1999 on the file of Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, on abolition, transferred to the file of this Court and renumbered as W.P.No.42816 of 2006, praying to quash the Ist respondent's notification 2/99, published on 7.3.99 and fill up the existing posts in Lecturers/Asst. Professors in various categories with the approved candidates (including the wait listed candidates) as per the notification dated 17.8.97. For Petitioner : Mr. M. Gnanasekar For Respondents : Mr. S. Shivashanmugam Government Advocate ORDER This writ petition is filed to quash the Ist respondent's notification 2/99, published on 7.3.99 and fill up the existing posts in Lecturers/Asst. Professors in various categories with the approved candidates (including the wait listed candidates) as per the notification dated 17.8.97. 2. The petitioner challenges the notification No. 2/99 published on 7.3.99 and to fill up the posts of lecturers and https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ assistant professors. At the time of filing the original application in the year 1999, no interim order was passed with regard to the appointment to be made consequent to the notification. 3. In such circumstances, according to the learned Government Advocate, the selection to the said posts would have been completed by the competent authority and appointment would have been made. The petitioner cannot seek the relief of setting aside the notification after selection process has been completed. 4. In such view of the matter, this writ petition becomes infructuous and accordingly dismissed. No costs. It is open to the petitioner to address his grievance if any to the competent authority with regard to the future appointment. Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrar ra To 1. The Secretary to the Government Higher Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai. 2. The Chairman, Teacher's Recruitment Board, Chennai.6. 3. The Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai.6. + 1 c.c. to Mr. M. Gnanasekar, Advocate. S.R.No.13332. + 1 c.c. to The Government Pleader. S.R.No.13528. W.P.No.42816 of 2006 AKR (CO) GSK 18.03.2010. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/