S. SUBBULAKSHMI Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) A former Steno-Typist, Grade-II, of the District Court unit of Chengalpattu, is the petitioner herein. Her grievance in a sense is that without considering her candidature for promotion to the next higher post of Steno-Typist, Grade-II, the cases of her juniors were repeatedly considered and they were promoted.

(2.) In the above set of circumstances, she sought for a direction to respondents 1 to 3 herein to consider her for promotion as Steno-Typist, Grade-II, at least from the date on which the fourth respondent was promoted as Steno-Typist, Grade-II, with all consequential benefits, including consideration for promotion to the next higher grade.

(3.) Writ Petitioner was selected by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and she came to be appointed as Steno-Typist, Grade-III, in Chengalpattu unit on 01.07.1987. She has also successfully completed her probation in that cadre. Thus, she was eligible to be promoted to the next higher post, but, however, it appears, that based upon an alleged oral refusal to be considered for promotion as Steno-Typist, Grade-II, the then Judicial Magistrate, Alandur, submitted a report to the then Principal District Judge, Chengalpattu, stating that the petitioner was not willing to work as Steno-Typist, Grade-II. On the basis of the said report, the case of the next person in the seniority list was taken up for consideration for promotion. Accordingly, one Smt. V .Banumathi, fourth respondent herein, came to be appointed as Steno-Typist, Grade-II, by way of promotion in the year,2000. She worked as such for four years and, on certain health grounds, she sought for reversion. In the year 2004, she was reverted back, following the acceptance of her request, as Steno-Typist, Grade-III. In the vacancy caused by Smt.V.Banumathi, the next junior Smt.T.Kanchana was considered and she was promoted as Steno-Typist, Grade-II. She worked as Steno-Typist, Grade-II, for a few months and, thereafter, sought for reversion as Steno-Typist, Grade-III. That request was accepted. In the vacancy caused by Tmt.Kanchana, the next junior Sri K.Mohanakrishnan was promoted in the year 2004, as Steno-Typist, Grade-II. In the year 2006, the composite Chengalpattu district was bifurcated and a new district, called Thiruvallur, was formed. Sri Mohanakrishnan, who was holding the post of Steno-Typist, Grade-II, opted to move out to Thiruvallur District. In the vacancy caused by Sri Mohanakrishnan on moving to Thiruvallur, one B.Baskar was promoted as Steno-Typist, Grade-II. He, having worked for sometime as such, got recruited as Personal Assistant to the Honourable Judges, High Court, Madras, in the year 2008. Consequently, he left the post of Steno-Typist, Grade-II, and joined the service of High Court of Madras.