S CHANDRA Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ petition is preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the entire records relating to the impugned order issued by the third respondent in No.N.9251/PO.1/97, dated 26.01.1998, to quash the same and consequently, to direct the respondents to regularise the services of the applicant with effect from the date of her initial appointment i.e. 24.1.1978 by relaxing the age, qualifications etc. and also to grant all benefits such as seniority, promotion, pensionary benefits and backwages.) Heard both sides.

(2.) THIS writ petition arose out of O.A.No,5054 of 1998 filed by the petitioner before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal. In view of the abolition of the Tribunal, it was transferred to this court and was renumbered as W.P.No,37247 of 2006.

(3.) THE petitioner earlier filed OA No.1899 of 1997 before the Tribunal, seeking for a direction to regularize her service from the date of her initial appointment, i.e. 24.1.1978. THE Tribunal by its final order, dated 30.10.1997, disposed of the OA and directed the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Escort Female Warden on regular basis and to sanction all monetary benefits. This claim was negatived by the impugned order for the reasons already set out.