THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH WP.(MD).No.24819 of 2018 and appointed Assistant Professor anna university case full order

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Reserved on : 30.10.2020
Delivered on : 09.11.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH
WP.(MD).No.24819 of 2018 and W.P.No.8431 of 2017 and W.P.Nos.
19958, 18359, 20268, 21393, 21578, 21619, 22105, 22560, 22606,
22621, 22627, 24286, 32076, 35583, 35866 of 2019 and W.P.Nos.255,
1079, 1665, 8169, 8170, 8172, 8512 of 2020 and W.P(MD).No.4887 of
2019 and Cont.P.(MD).Nos.945 & 946 of 2019
and
WMP Nos.19463,19464,17717,17718,19659,19660,20601,20599,20783,
21367, 21374,21996,21997, 22053, 22054, 22091, 22082, 22083, 22089,
24042,24044,32335,32336,36453,36774,36776,36777/2019,484,5207,
318, 487,3797,1975, 296, 298, 299,1282, 1283, 1943,19296 of 2020
WMP(MD).Nos.22505/2018,11416, 11417, 3892 of 2019
WP.(MD).No.24819 of 2018
1.T.R.Kannan
2.E.Raja
3.A.Krishna Prakash
4.N.R.Sujin
5.N.Bethlin Nelmin
6.N.Subash ..Petitioners
W.P.(MD).No.24819/2018
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For Petitioners
in W.P.(MD).Nos.24819/2018 & 4887/2019,
W.P.Nos.18359,22560,22606,22621,22627,
32866/2019 & W.P.Nos.255,8169,
8170,8172,8512/2020 : Mrs.D.Geetha
in W.P.Nos.19958,20268,21393,
22286,32079/2019 &
W.P.Nos.1079,1665/2020 : Mr.G.Sankaran
in W.P.No.21578 of 2019 : Mr.Muruganantham
& W.P.No.8431/2017
in W.P.No.21619 of 20120 :M/s.Achari and Antoni Associates
in W.P.Nos.22105 &23383/2019 : Mr.Selvathirumurugan
For Respondents:
in W.P.(MD).No.24819/2018,W.P.(MD).No.4887/2019,
W.P.No.19958 18359,20268,21393,
21578,22105,22560,22606,22621,24286,
32076,35583,35866/2019 and
W.P.Nos.255, 1079,
8169, and 1665 /2020 (For Anna University)
: Mrs.Narmadha Sampath
Addl. Advocate General
Assisted by:
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Mr.L.P.Shanmugasundaram
Standing Counsel for Anna University
(For Government)
Mr.V.Akil Akbar Ali
Government Advocate

For 4th respondent
in W.P.No.22650,22606,
22621,22627, 35866/2019
& W.P.No.255/2020 : Mr.B.Rabu Manohar
Central Govt. Standing Counsel
For 5th respondent
in W.P.No.22650,22606
and 22627/2019 : Mrs.V.Sudha
Standing Counsel
for 5
th respondent
in W.P.No. 22621 : Mr.P.Mahadevan
Standing Counsel
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COMMON ORDER
The issues involved in these batch of Writ Petitions are
common/interrelated and hence taken up together and this common order
is passed. The arguments were heard entirely through video
conferencing during Court holidays on 26
th
, 27th and 30th of October
2020, on the consent given by all the counsels appearing on behalf of the
respective parties and after getting appropriate orders from the Hon’ble
Chief Justice. The hearing was concluded on 30.10.2020 and orders
were reserved.
2.The State of Tamil Nadu opened Anna Universities of
Technology at the regional level, at Tiruchirappali, Madurai, Coimbatore
and Tirunelveli in the year 2008-2009. These Regional Universities
started functioning with temporary staff recruited without approved or
sanctioned posts. For the period between 2008 and 2011, appointments
in the categories of teaching and non-teaching staff were made by
erstwhile Anna Universities of Technology Chennai, Tiruchirapalli,
Madurai, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli, both on permanent as well as
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[b] Since the practice of engaging teachers on hourly basis has
been stopped by the Anna University, the same is recorded and
W.P.Nos.22621, 22627, 22560 and 22606 of 2019 are disposed of.
[c] The Petitioners are directed to be engaged as Temporary
Assistant professors with effect from 01.12.2020, by the Respondent
University until the regular recruitment is completed and vacant posts
are filled up. At the time of filling up the posts on a regular basis, the
observations made by this Court in Paragraph No.49, shall be followed
scrupulously. W.P.Nos.19958/2019, 20268/2019, 21393/2019,
24286/2019, 21619/2019 32076/2019, 1079/2020 1665/2020,
22105/2019, 35583/2019, 8431/2017, 21578/2019,
W.P.(MD).No.24819/2019 and W.P.(MD).No.4887/2019 are disposed
of accordingly.
[d] Considering the financial burden that will be incurred by
the Anna University, this Court is not inclined to order payment of salary
to the Petitioners on par with the monthly gross salary of a regularly
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appointed Assistant Professor, for the past services. However,
immediately on engaging the services of the Petitioners as directed in
Clause (c), University shall pay the Petitioners the monthly gross salary
of a regularly appointed Assistant Professor. W.P.Nos.8169, 8170, 8172
and 8512 of 2020, are disposed of accordingly.
[e] Cont.P(MD) Nos.945 and 946 of 2019 are hereby closed.
No costs. Consequently, all the connected miscellaneous
petitions are closed.
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