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2016 DIGILAW 351 (MAD)

Sudha v. State of Tamil Nadu

2016-01-29

D.HARIPARANTHAMAN

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ORDER : The petitioner seeks for a Mandamus directing the respondents to provide him appointment on compassionate grounds in any suitable post, by considering her educational qualification. 2. On 19.01.2016, this Court passed the following order:- ''The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he filed Crl.OP(MD)No.15847 of 2015 for the same relief, and a counter affidavit is filed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Manapparai Sub-Division, stating that the Superintendent of Police, Tiruchirappalli District, recommended to the District Collector to provide employment to the petitioner as per the provisions of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995. This Court dismissed the said Crl.OP(MD)No.15847 of 2015 on 14.12.2015 on the ground that such relief could not be granted under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code and the matter was not decided on merits. Hence the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in view of the counter affidavit filed in Crl.OP(MD)No.15847 of 2015, the petitioner is entitled for a direction to the first respondent to provide employment based on the recommendations made by the second respondent herein. 3. The learned Government Advocate seeks time to get instructions. Post on 25.01.2016 before admission.'' 3. It is relevant to extract the following passage from the counter affidavit filed in Crl.O.P. (MD) No. 15847 of 2015. ''I submit that, as stated in Clause-21 of Annexure-I of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules 1995, the 2nd respondent has recommended to the 1st respondent to allot an agricultural land or Government employment to the member of the victim family vide letter Rc.No.70/SJ&HR/TRI/2015, dated 13.05.2015.'' 4. Now, the third respondent has addressed a letter in Na.Ka.No.70/SJ&HR/TRI/2016 dated 27.01.2016 to the second respondent, calling for the details relating to the steps taken on the claim of the petitioner. 5. Therefore, a direction is issued to the second respondent/District Collector, Trichy District, to provide appointment to the petitioner who is the sister of the deceased Muthukumar, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs.