MadrasHighCourt Chief Justice’s Bench has granted two weeks’ time for State Public Prosecutor R. John Sathyan to take instructions from Tamil Nadu government as to how it intends to make appointments to the posts of Director, Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of Prosecution. The time was granted after five prosecutors, appointed through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, filed a case insisting that those top posts in the directorate must be appointed only on the basis of seniority from among those serving as prosecutors in trial courts. @THChennai [10/06, 12:57] sekarreporter1:

[10/06, 12:55] sekarreporter1: Madras HC says it will pass detailed orders on maintainability of a PIL challenging promotion of 7 TN IAS officers including Udhayachandran of 1995 batch to the grade of chief secretary. PIL alleges tht state failed to obtain prior approval of Union as mandated by service rules.
[10/06, 12:56] sekarreporter1: #MadrasHighCourt Chief Justice's Bench has granted two weeks' time for State Public Prosecutor R. John Sathyan to take instructions from Tamil Nadu government as to how it intends to make appointments to the posts of Director, Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of Prosecution. The time was granted after five prosecutors, appointed through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, filed a case insisting that those top posts in the directorate must be appointed only on the basis of seniority from among those serving as prosecutors in trial courts. @THChennai
[10/06, 12:57] sekarreporter1: #MadrasHighCourt Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan decide to pass detailed orders in the course of the day on a PIL petition challenging the validity of a government order (G.O.) issued on December 24, 2025 for promoting seven officers, including T. Udhayachandran, of the 1995 batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) to the grade of Chief Secretary. @THChennai Backgrounder👇