Case Note & Summary
The petitioner, a resident of Chinnathathampatti village, had applied for the post of Noon Meal Organiser at the Noon Meal Centre attached to the Panchayat Union Primary School, Chinnathathampatti, Virudhunagar District. By an order dated Nil, April 2017, the first respondent, the District Collector, Virudhunagar District, rejected the petitioner's application. The petitioner challenged the said order as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of law by filing the present writ petition before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. The prayer in the petition was to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the first respondent in proceedings Na.Ka.No.R3/968/2016, quash the same, and further direct respondents 1 and 2 to appoint the petitioner as Noon Meal Organiser in the Panchayat Union Primary School, Chinnathathampatti Village. The writ petition was taken up for admission on 13.10.2017, when the learned Special Government Pleader accepted notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 4. For the fifth respondent, notice was directed both through court and privately; the court-issued notice was received and acknowledged by the fifth respondent, and counsel entered appearance. A counter affidavit dated 16.12.2024 was filed on behalf of the second respondent. The matter was reserved for judgment on 14.11.2024 and pronounced on 12.02.2025. However, the complete judgment text is not provided in the extracted material, and thus the final decision and reasoning of the court remain unknown from the available pages.
Issue of Consideration
W.P.(MD).No.19227 of 2017 and
Case Details
2025 LawText (MAD) (02) 251
W.P.(MD).No.19227 of 2017 and WMP.(MD).Nos.15582 and 15583 of 2017
Dr. Justice A.D. Maria Clete
Mr.G.Marimuthu, Mr.J.Ashok, Mr.S.Sadesh Kumar
1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, 2.The Personal Assistant to the District Collector (Noon Meal Projects), Virudhunagar District, 3.The Block Development Officer, Virudhunagar Panchayat Union, Virudhunagar District, 4.The Head Master, Panchayat Union Primary School, Chinnathathampatti, Virudhunagar District, 5. Mrs.Velmayil
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Nature of Litigation
Public employment dispute over appointment to Noon Meal Organiser post
Remedy Sought
Quash the order of the District Collector dated April 2017 and direct appointment of petitioner as Noon Meal Organiser at Panchayat Union Primary School, Chinnathathampatti
Filing Reason
Petitioner's application for Noon Meal Organiser was rejected by the first respondent's order, which is alleged to be illegal and arbitrary
Judgment Excerpts
The petitioner claimed to be a resident of Chinnathathampatti village and had applied for the position of Noon Meal Organiser at the Noon Meal Centre attached to the Panchayat Union Primary School, Chinnathathampatti.
Procedural History
Writ petition filed (year not specified, but case number indicates 2017). On 13.10.2017, notice accepted by Special Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 4; notice to 5th respondent directed through court and privately, received and acknowledged, and counsel entered appearance. Counter affidavit by second respondent filed on 16.12.2024. Reserved for judgment on 14.11.2024, pronounced on 12.02.2025.
