M.GOBINATH Vs. S.SOMASUNDARAM

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Writ Petition in W.P.No.16450 of 2017 filed by one S.Somasundaram, the first respondent in these Writ Appeals, claiming promotion to the next higher post of Assistant Executive Engineer, was allowed by the learned Single Judge, by order dtd. 26/8/2021. Aggrieved by the same, the second respondent in the Writ petition, namely the Commissioner, Erode Corporation, Erode has filed the Writ Appeal in W.A.No.2624 of 2021. The third respondent in the Writ petition namely Mr.Gobinath, had filed the Writ Appeal in W.A.No.2658 of 2021. The fourth respondent/writ petitioner namely P.Anandan, has filed the Writ Appeal in W.A.No.2516 of 2021. As such all three appeals are taken up together for disposal by this common judgment.

(2.) For convenience, the parties are referred to as per their array in the writ petition.

(3.) The Writ Petitioner was originally appointed as Electrician in Grade II w.e.f 21/3/98 at Mettupalayam Municipality. Thereafter, he was promoted as Electrician Grade I, w.e.f 12/1/2000. Thereafter, he was transferred to Erode Municipality on 22/9/2005 as Electrical Superintendent Grade -II. Thereafter, on upgradation of Erode Municipal Corporation, on 16/12/2008, the petitioner was re-designated as Junior Engineer. Since the petitioner obtained degree in Engineering, by order dtd. 17/2/2009, he was re-designated as Assistant Engineer w.e.f 1/1/2009.