Madras High Court
WP/44573/2026 of KATHERINE Vs THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER on 10 November 2026
WP No. 44573 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10-11-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G. JAYACHANDRAN
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE E.MANOHARAN
WP No. 44573 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012587202026}
1. Katherine
2. M.Chandrasekaran
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
The Chief Administrative Officer
Care of Principal District Judge
Principal District Court
Villupuram
..Respondent(s)
Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus, to call for the records in A.No.307/2026(D.No.5019/2026) and A.No.308/2026 (D.No.5021/2026) dated 29.6.2026 on the file of the respondent and to quash the same as illegal incompetent and devoid of merit and further pass an order directing the respondent to promote the petitioners as Junior Bailiffs (Process Servers) in the existing vacancies.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.Avinashwadhwani
For Respondent(s):
Mr.K.Elumalai,
for Mr.C.K.Chandrasekar,
Standing Counsel.
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ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by Dr.G.Jayachandran J.) Writ petitioners herein, working as Office Assistants in the courts at Tindivanam, Villupuram District, aspire for promotional post of Junior Bailiff/Process Server, without possessing the minimum educational qualification, which is X standard pass. Citing promotions of a few persons without the said educational qualification six years back, the petitioners herein seek parity.
2. Principal District Judge, Villupuram, after perusing the records and judgments of the High Court, holding that promotion given to ineligible persons has to be reverted, has rejected the request of the petitioners.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are aged 58 years and it is too late for them to equip themselves and get the minimum educational qualification, which is X pass, and, therefore, they must be promoted as Junior Bailiffs/Process Servers and that the order of the Principal District Judge, Villupuram, rejecting the request of the petitioners is against parity.
4. This Court finds no reasonable cause for the petitioners to agitate against the rejection of their request for promotion. Any person, who aspires for a higher post, must have minimum educational qualification, fixed under service rules. Petitioners herein, admittedly, do not possess X pass, which is the
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5. Writ Petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected W.M.P.No.50047 of 2026 is closed. (G.J.,J.) (E.M.,J.) 10-11-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No DIXIT To The Chief Administrative Officer Care of Principal District Judge Principal District Court Villupuram
WP No. 44573 of 2026 DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J. AND E.MANOHARAN, J. DIXIT WP No. 44573 of 2026 10-11-2026