The Government by order made on 26.12.1961 requested the Board to absorb the Extension Officers and Spinning Organisers and to allot them to the offices of the District Khadi Offices, Central Khadi Offices, Central Khadi Regional Godowns and so on.
The High Court allowed W.P.No.1477 of 1980 filed by one Perumal Swami and directed to reckon his service under the Board as Extension Officer Khadi while companyputing the length of service as Extension Officer Education in the Department of Education.
Writ petitions were filed by R.Sivasubramaniam and S.Kulandhaivelu challenging the said orders on the ground that they were senior to the said Subbayan and certain others who had also been given the benefit of the judgment in Perumal Swamis case.
In the light of the judgment of the learned Single Judge of the High Court in WP No.1477/80, the matter was examined by the Government and directed to refix the seniority of the said Subbayan in the category of UDCs with effect from the date of his appointment as Extension Officers Khadi under the Board.
This order of the learned Single Judge was given effect to by the Board.
Action was taken on the same.
The Board refixed the seniority of Subbayan by an order made on 20.11.1985 and the Chief Executive Officer of the Board also passed orders in other similar cases.
The learned Single Judge quashed the said orders.
On the basis of this judgment, one C.Subbayan represented that his service under the Government as Extension Officer Khadi should be reckoned while fitting him in the seniority list of Upper Division Clerks in the Board, though the Board had decided to the companytrary in Board Proceedings No.343 dated 12.6.1964.
Against that order, writ appeals were preferred.
A letter was issued on 8.9.1972 by the Government stating that the services rendered by Extension Officers Khadi prior to their appointment as Upper Division Clerks, Upper Division Accounts cannot be companynted for the purpose of their services for regular appointment to higher grade.
RAJENDRA BABU, J. On the companystitution of the Tamil Nadu Khadi Village Industries Board for short the Board under the Tamil Nadu Khadi Village Industries Board Act, 1959 hereinafter referred to as the Act, the Khadi Department and Village Industries wing of the Department of the Industries and Commerce stood abolished and those working either in the Khadi Department or the Village Industries wing were absorbed in the services of the Board giving an option to such persons either to work under the Board without any lien in the Government or to accept the terminal benefits and put an end to the service.
