Dj order age limit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06.02.2020 CORAM : THE HON’BLE MR.A.P.SAHI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD read full order
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[2/7, 10:20] Sekarreporter: [2/7, 10:01] vijai Advt Mba: First Bench of Madras High Court upheld the constitutionality of cadre rule prescribing maximum age limit of 45 years for the post of District Judge( Entry level) for unreserved categories. Bench held that maximum age limit cannot be relaxed by High Court in absence of express provision. [2/7, 10:20] Sekarreporter: 🌹 [2/7, 10:21] Sekarreporter: W.P.Nos.95, 544 of 2020, 35849, 35906 of 2019, W.P.(MD) No.201 of 2020 and W.P.SR No.158006 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06.02.2020 CORAM : THE HON’BLE MR.A.P.SAHI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD W.P.Nos.95, 544 of 2020, 35849, 35906 of 2019, W.P.(MD) No.201 of 2020 and W.P.SR No.158006 of 2019 and W.M.P.Nos.111, 639, 640, 641 of 2010; 36668, 36754 and 36821 of 2019 W.P.No.95 of 2020: N.S.Sivakumar .. Petitioner -vs- The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. The Principal Secretary to Government (FAC), Public (Special.A) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. Page 1 of 46 http://www.judis.nic.in [2/7, 10:22] Sekarreporter: W.P.Nos.95, 544 of 2020, 35849, 35906 of 2019, W.P.(MD) No.201 of 2020 and W.P.SR No.158006 of 2019 The Registrar General, High Court Madras, Chennai – 600 104. .. Respondents and batch cases For Petitioner in W.P.No.95/2020 : Mr.Om Prakash Senior Counsel for Mr.V.Vasanthakumar For Petitioner in W.P.No.35849/2019 : Mr.V.Arun For Petitioner in W.P.No.35906/2019 : Mr.M.Muthappan For Petitioner in W.P.No.544 of 2020 : Mr.K.Ravi Anantha Padmanaban For Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.201/2020 : Mr.Muthappan for M/s.V.Lakshmanan For Petitioner in W.P.No.SR 158006/2019 : Mr.R.Sankarasubbu For Respondents : Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan State Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 and 2 in W.P.No.95/2020; Page 2 of 46 http://www.judis.nic.in [2/7, 10:22] Sekarreporter: W.P.Nos.95, 544 of 2020, 35849, 35906 of 2019, W.P.(MD) No.201 of 2020 and W.P.SR No.158006 of 2019 Respondent No.2 in W.P.Nos.35849/2019; W.P.(MD) No.201/2020 and W.P.No. SR 158006/2019 Respondent No.1 in W.P.Nos.35906/2019 and 544/2020 : Mr.B.Vijay for respondent No.3 in W.P.No.95/2020; Respondent No.2 in W.P.Nos.35849, 35906/2019; 544/2020 Respondent No.1 in W.P.(MD) No.201/2020 Respondent Nos.1 and 3 in W.P.No. SR 158006/2019 COMMON ORDER (Order of the Court was made by The Hon’ble Chief Justice) The petitioners in all the writ petitions are candidates of the Backward Class Category claiming relaxation in age at par with the candidates of Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes, which stands at 48 years, on the ground that they also belong to the reserved Page 3 of 46 http://www.judis.nic.in