1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD).No.12998 of 2011 and M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2011 1.L.Dhanasekaran 2.A.Ramachandran 3.A.Parasuraman 4.S.Thangavelu 5.T.Paulraj 6.R.Sivakumar 7.K.Rajamani 8.S.Dhanalakshmi Ammal 9.K.Shanmugha Valli 10.K.Kannayan 11.S.Boominathan 12.T.Balu 13.A.Chinnathambi 14.K.Muthammal 15.C.Valarmathi 16.T.Gowri 17.R.Vanmathi ... Petitioners vs. 1.The District Adi Dravidar and Welfare Officer, Collectorate Complex, Ramanathapuram. 2.The District Collector of Ramanathapuram, Office of Collectorate, Ramanathapuram. 3.The Director, Adi Dravidar Welfare Department, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005. 4.The Commissioner, Adi Dravidar and Welfare Department, Chennai 600 005 5.The Secretary, Adi Dravidar and Welfare Department, Chennai 600 009 ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to regularise the appointment and Time Scale pay of these petitioners as cook in Government Hostels run by the 1st respondent with effect from their original date of appointment i.e., 18.12.1996 instead of 01.02.2011 and consequently effect the payment of time scale with effect from 14.12.2005 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 i.e., the date on which these petitioners were appointed on consolidated payment instead of 01.02.2011 in pursuance of their representation dated 06.04.2011. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Sitharanjandas For Respondents : Mr.T.R.Janarthanan Addl. Government Pleader O R D E R The present writ petition has been filed jointly by the 17 petitioners seeking a common relief for issuing a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to regularise the appointment and Time Scale pay of these petitioners as cook in Government Hostels run by the first respondent with effect from their original date of appointment i.e., 18.12.1996 instead of 01.02.2011 and with consequential direction to effect the payment of time scale with effect from 14.12.2005 viz., the date on which these petitioners were appointed on consolidated payment instead of 01.02.2011 in pursuance of their representation dated 06.04.2011. 2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that all these petitioners were appointed as cook in the Government Hostels run by the first respondent as early as 18.12.1996 by proper sponsorship from the employment exchange. But, subsequently, when their appointments were cancelled by the second respondent, they approached the Tamilnadu Administrative Tribunal, Chennai by filing an application O.A.No.212 of 1997 and the same was allowed, directing the second respondent to rejoin them into service. They have came back to the job without any discontinuity of service. Whileso, earlier, they have made a representation to regularise their service and the respondents accepting the case of the petitioners, also passed an order of regularisation by giving the benefit of regularisation with effect from 01.02.2011. Therefore, the grievance of the petitioners is that instead of giving benefit of regularisation from their date of appointments, they denied huge benefits by regularising their services from 01.02.2011 instead of from the date of original appointments, as a result they have re-presented a new representation dated 06.04.2011. But, the said representation till date has not been considered. On that basis, he prayed for earlier disposal of their pending representation. 3.Mr.T.R.Janarthanan, learned Additional Government Pleader, takes notice and sought for reasonable time to consider and pass order on the representation made by the petitioners. 4.Recording the said submission, this Court is inclined to direct the fourth respondent to dispose of the pending representation dated 06.04.2011 on merits within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5.The petitioners are also directed to send a copy of this order along with a copy of the representation dated 06.04.2011 to the fourth respondent and on receipt of the same, the fourth respondent will consider and dispose of the same. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3 6.With the above said direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Records) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To 1.The District Adi Dravidar and Welfare Officer, Collectorate Complex, Ramanathapuram. 2.The District Collector of Ramanathapuram, Office of Collectorate, Ramanathapuram. 3.The Director, Adi Dravidar Welfare Department, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005. 4.The Commissioner, Adi Dravidar and Welfare Department, Chennai 600 005 5.The Secretary, Adi Dravidar and Welfare Department, Chennai 600 009 +1 CC to the special government pleader, SR.No.40161 Ns W.P.(MD).No.12998 of 2011 16.11.2011 TR : 01.12.2011 : 3p/7c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/