S.DesinguS/o. Sapapathi v. Principal Secretary To GovernmentMunicipal Administration and water supplies department,Fort St.George Chennai
Case at a glance
Outcome
Allowed
2025 has not been considered to date, the Writ Petition is allowed
Provisions considered
- Constitution of India art. 226
Judgment
WP No. 8885 of 2026__________Page1 of 5IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 06-03-2026CORAMTHE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHAWP No. 8885 of 2026S.DesinguS/o. Sapapathi ,Sanitary worker, 281 (not allowed to work)Zone 14, Greater Chennai city corporation, Puzhuthivakkam, Chennai city..Petitioner(s)Vs1.Principal Secretary To GovernmentMunicipal Administration and water supplies department, Fort St.George Chennai 092. The commissionerGreater Chennai city corporation of Chennai, Rippon BuildingChennai 033. The zonal officer/ Assistant commissionerZone XIV , Puzhuthivakkam, Greater Chennai city corporation, Chennai..Respondent(s)Prayer:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the second respondent herein to consider and pass orders on the petitioners representation dated 28/11/2025 to regularize the services of the petitioner on completion of 3 years https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.
8885 of 2026__________Page2 of 5of service from dated of his original appointment i.e. with effect from 1.03.1994 in the light the orders passed by the first respondent herein in GO(D) No. 609 Municipal Administration and water supplies (MC3) department dated 17/10/2025 with all consequential service and monetary benefits within a time frame as deem fit and proper by this Honble court. For Petitioner(s):M/s..G.Bala And DaisyFor Respondent(s):Mr.C.Selvaraj for R.1 Mr.S.Gopinath, Standing Counsel for R.2 and R.3.ORDERThis Writ Petition has been filed for the following reliefs:-“ directing the second respondent herein to consider and pass orders on the petitioners representation dated 28/11/2025 to regularize the services of the petitioner on completion of 3 years of service from dated of his original appointment i.e. with effect from 1.03.1994 in the light the orders passed by the first respondent herein in GO(D) No.
609 Municipal Administration and water supplies (MC3) department dated 17/10/2025 with all consequential service and monetary benefits within a time frame as deem fit and proper by this Honble court.” 2. The case of the petitioner is that in March 2021, he was severely affected by hepatitis. During the course of medical examination, it was found that his health condition had deteriorated following COVID-19 treatment, and he developed digestive disorders. Therefore, his doctor advised complete bed rest and in accordance with the said advice, the petitioner underwent treatment in the local hospital. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8885 of 2026__________Page3 of 53. After recovering from the said ailments, the petitioner submitted representations along with medical certificates on 16.02.2024 and 28.11.2025, requesting permission to rejoin duty. However, despite submitting the said representations, the respondents have not considered the same and no orders have been passed till date.
Operative part
Aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents, the petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition.4. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side.5. Considering the limited relief sought for by the petitioner and also taking note of the fact that the petitioner’s representation dated 28.11.2025 has not been considered to date, the Writ Petition is allowed. The 2nd respondent is directed to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 28.11.2025 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.06-03-2026Index: Yes/NoSpeaking/Non-speaking orderNeutral Citation: Yes/NoSHR https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8885 of 2026__________Page4 of 5To1.Principal Secretary To GovernmentMunicipal Administration and water supplies department, Fort St.George Chennai 092. The commissionerGreater Chennai city corporation of Chennai, Rippon BuildingChennai 033. The zonal officer/ Assistant commissionerZone XIV , Puzhuthivakkam, Greater Chennai city corporation, Chennai https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8885 of 2026__________Page5 of 5P.T.ASHA J.SHRWP No. 8885 of 202606-03-2026
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: 2025 has not been considered to date, the Writ Petition is allowed
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 226.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.