Madras High Court
WP/1390/2022 of M.Mariammal Vs The Secretary on 7 October 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 07-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN
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CNR: {HCMA010085382022}
M.Mariammal
wife of late. Subramanian
No.21/24, Vivekananthapuram Road
Veeravanallur, Ambasamuthiram Taluk
Tirunelveli District
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Secretary
Government of Rural Development
Government of Tamil Nadu
Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009
2. The Director
Rural Development
Panagal Building
Chennai-600 015
3. The District Collector
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli District
4. The Assistant Director
(Village Panchayat)
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli District
5. The Block Development Officer(Panchayat)
Pappakudi,
Muklkudal,
Tirunelveli District
..Respondent(s)
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd Respondent herein to
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regularise the Service of the Petitioner as Sweeper from the date of her appointment till her superannuation and fix the salary as per the Time Scale and pay all the arrears of wages and other benefits accrued to the Petitioner and consequent upon such regularisation, based upon her representation dated 22.03.2021.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.P.Britto
For Respondent(s):
Mr.S.Ilamvaludhi, SGP for R-1 to R-5
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ORDER
The petitioner joined as a Sweeper-cum-Scavenger in the 5th respondent Panchayat in the year 1988 and had been continuously rendering 27 years of service. It is the grievance of the petitioner that, despite having rendered 27 years of service, she has neither been regularised nor absorbed into permanent service by the respondents. In this regard, the petitioner submitted a representation dated 22.03.2021 to the respondents, and the said representation is pending consideration.
2. At this juncture, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents would submit that, in all fairness, they would consider the petitioner's representation.
3. In view of the above submission, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, disposes of the writ petition and directs the respondents to
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consider the petitioner's representation on its own merits and in accordance with law and pass orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 07-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No JRS To
1. The Secretary Government of Rural Development Government of Tamil Nadu Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009
2. The Director Rural Development Panagal Building Chennai-600 015
3. The District Collector Tirunelveli Tirunelveli District
4. The Assistant Director (Village Panchayat) Tirunelveli Tirunelveli District
5. The Block Development Officer(Panchayat) Pappakudi, Muklkudal, Tirunelveli District
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C.KUMARAPPAN, J. JRS WP No. 1390 of 2022 07-10-2026