S. SOUNDARAJAN Vs. THE TAMILNADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, NO.76, MOUNT SALAI, GUINDY, CHENNAI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant, whose writ petition was dismissed on 18.11.2016, has preferred this present in-house Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent.

(2.) The Writ Petitioner pursued the three years course of B.A. Economics from the Madras University and obtained the said Degree in the year 1989. He has also improved his academic qualification by securing admission in M.A. Economics from the Annamalai University by enrolling himself in Distance Education mode.

(3.) The Writ Petitioner joined the service of the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board as a Typist. The Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board granted him promotion as 'Data Entry Operator'. At that stage, a new post, namely, 'Assistant Statistical Officer' was created in the service of the said Board. The said post is sought to be filled in by the method of promotion/recruitment by transfer from the in-service employees, who possess the following qualification: