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PIL filed against GO granting promotion to seven IAS officers to CS grade
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CHENNAI (08.06.2026): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging a government order (GO) issued on December 24, 2025 for promoting seven IAS officers of the 1995 batch – M A Siddique, R Jaya, P Senthilkumar, Sandhya Venugopal Sharma, T Udhayachandran, Hitesh Kumar S Makwana and B Chandra Mohan -- to the grade of Chief Secretary.However, the court questioned the maintainability of the case during the hearing observing that the Supreme Court has consistently held that service-related disputes cannot ordinarily be brought before constitutional courts through PILs. The matter has been for a next hearing is scheduled for June 10, 2026.
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PIL filed against GO granting promotion to seven IAS officers to CS grade
By IndianMandarins - 2026-06-08 13:09:00
CHENNAI (08.06.2026): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging a government order (GO) issued on December 24, 2025 for promoting seven IAS officers of the 1995 batch – M A Siddique, R Jaya, P Senthilkumar, Sandhya Venugopal Sharma, T Udhayachandran, Hitesh Kumar S Makwana and B Chandra Mohan -- to the grade of Chief Secretary.
However, the court questioned the maintainability of the case during the hearing observing that the Supreme Court has consistently held that service-related disputes cannot ordinarily be brought before constitutional courts through PILs. The matter has been for a next hearing is scheduled for June 10, 2026.
