STATE OF TAMIL NADU Vs. M SIVASANKAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD the Special learned Government Pleader appearing for the appellants and Mr. Chandrasekaran for the respondents.

(2.) THIS writ appeal is directed against the order of the learned Single Judge dated 01.07.2008 passed in W.P. No. 28492/2006, which was transferred and renumbered from Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, wherein it was filed as O.A. No. 2729/1997. The learned Single Judge has allowed the Writ Petition on the basis that the issue has been covered in respect of similarly situated persons, by the order of the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal in O.A. Nos. 4858/1992 etc. dated 05.11.1993 and applying the same, the relief has been directed to be given to the respondents. The respondents in the original application filed before the Tribunal have asked for a direction against the present appellants to grant selection grade in the post of Junior Inspectors with effect from 25.09.1989 and 24.09.1989 respectively taking their total service from their initial dates of appointment as Sericulture Demonstrators which was earlier called as Sericulture Operatives.

(3.) ON a reading of the said order, it is not possible to accept the contention of the learned Government Pleader that the averments in the above said batch of cases are distinct from that of the respondents' case. The only difference is that the applicants therein have joined service in the year 1961 while the present respondents have joined in the year 1979. But the post remains the same. The respondents have joined as temporary Sericulture Operatives which was subsequently merged and called as Sericulture Demonstrators from the year 1981 by G.O. Ms. No. 603 dated 08.03.1989. Subsequently, Sericulture Demonstrators post itself has been merged with the Junior Inspector of Sericulture now called as Junior Inspector of Sericulture.