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Notice before admission.
Mr.S.Ranjith Kumar, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of Respondent No.1.
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is permitted to take out private notice on Respondent No.2 and file a proof of service for the same on the next hearing date.
Prima facie it appears that the degree that is possessed by the petitioner i.e., B.E. (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering) awarded by the Anna University has been treated as equivalent to B.E. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) vide G.O. (Ms) No. 178, Higher Education (J1) Department dated 17.7.2015. By virtue of the said equivalence granted by the Government, the petitioner claims that he is eligible for promotion to the post of Technical Assistant in the Respondent No.2-Centre.
However, by virtue of the order issued by the Government i.e. G.O. (Ms) No. 78, Higher Education (J1) Department, dated 10.03.2026, the degree possessed by the petitioner is treated as not equivalent to B.E. (Electronics and Communication Engineering). Thus, the petitioner is now being deprived of consideration for promotion to the post of Technical Assistant in Respondent No.2-Centre. As the qualification that was possessed by the petitioner had been treated as equivalent and the petitioner was found eligible and allowed to participate in the interview process on several occasions in the past, since the said promotion process never attained finality, any attempt on the part of the respondents to deprive the petitioner of the opportunity to have his case considered for promotion to the post of Technical Assistant causes him serious prejudice.
In such circumstances, pending further orders, there shall be an interim direction to the Respondent No.2 to permit the petitioner to participate in the process of promotion to the post of Technical Assistant. However, the result of the same shall not be declared and one post of Technical Asssistant shall also be kept vacant till the next date of hearing.
Post the matter on 20.11.2026 for filing counter.