Fill up VAOs posts by operating reserve list, says HC

Chennai:

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission to
fill up 352 positions of Village Administrative Officers which either
remained vacant or fell vacant between September 15, 2012 and January
2, 2013 by operating the Reserve List.

Justice S Nagamuthu passed the order after hearing a batch of
petitions urging the High Court to direct TNPSC to fill up the
unfilled posts (that remained vacant as selected candidates did not
join) from the reserve list.

It also directed the revenue secretary to furnish the actual vacancy
position in each district besides furnishing names and roll numbers of
the candidates, who did not join or joined and left and their
community and the category under which they were selected so as to
enable TNPSC to adhere to the roster system.

“It shall be done by the revenue secretary within a period of two
weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order,” the judge
said.

“After receipt of the particulars from the government, TNPSC shall
operate the Reserve List and adhere to roster system and other rules
of reservation and shall fill up as far as possible all the 352
vacancies as one time measure,” the judge stated.

“This exercise shall be completed within a period of six weeks from
the date of receipt of the particulars from the government,” the judge
stated. He also said that if any more vacancies remain, it shall be
filled up accordingly.