T.N. Veterinary Graduates Federation seeks to implement HC verdict in recruiting assistant surgeons

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The Tamil Nadu Veterinary Graduates Federation (TNVGF) demanded Chief Minister M. K. Stalin to instrumentality the Madras High Court Verdict successful the recruitment of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (VAS) astatine the Animal Husbandry Department.

In a memorandum addressed to Mr. Stalin, the TNVGF coordinator M. Balaji said that aft a spread of 12 years, the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conducted exams for filling 1,141 VAS posts successful 2022. Due to the vertical preservation strategy followed by the TNPSC, astir 120 pistillate candidates who scored little marks got appointed. But, much than 120 antheral candidates who were eligible for the posts, who scored higher marks, were denied assignment orders.

Hearing the case, the High Court, successful 2022, said that peculiar preservation for women is horizontal successful quality and cannot beryllium implemented in a mode that disturbs oregon overrides vertical reservation. Any specified incorrect exertion resulting successful denial of accidental to eligible antheral candidates is impermissible by instrumentality and indispensable beryllium rectified by issuing a revised enactment database with consequential benefits. The Court besides directed that TNPSC shall people a revised enactment database strictly successful accordance with law, correcting the erroneous exertion of peculiar preservation for women wrong a tenable clip frame. But still, the tribunal absorption has not been implemented, Mr. Balaji alleged.

Stating that successful 2025, the TNPSC conducted a written exam to capable 216 VAS vacancies and an interrogation is soon to beryllium conducted, Mr. Balaji said that tribunal absorption was not followed successful this recruitment process. “Mr. Stalin should intervene and benignant the pending issues successful the past recruitment and past proceed with this contiguous recruitment process, considering the livelihood of affected candidates,” Mr. Balaji added.

Published - January 22, 2026 06:54 p.m. IST

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