Madras High Court
WP/23331/2022 of D.Murugan Vs The Manging Director (PRTC) on 8 October 2026
WP No. 23331 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 08-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN
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and
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1. D.Murugan
2. V.Lakshmanan
3. V.Calidassane
4. N.Shanmugam
5. L.Marudhavanan
..Petitioners
Vs
The Manging Director (PRTC)
Puducherry Road Transport Corporation Ltd., Puducherry.
..Respondent
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to consider the representations of the petitioners dated 18.03.2019 and 15.07.2022 in the light of the Judgment issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in CP No. 3168
of 2002 dated 29.04.2002, and thereby revised the regularization of their service and allow consequent ACP and MACP applicable to the petitioners 1 to 5.
For Petitioners:
Mr.R.Muralikrishnan
For Respondent:
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ORDER
This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking for the issuance
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of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to consider the representations of the petitioners dated 18.03.2019 and 15.07.2022 in the light of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in C.P No. 3168 of 2002 dated 29.04.2002, and thereby revised the regularisation of their service and allow consequent ACP and MACP applicable to the petitioners 1 to 5.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that they have given representation on 18.03.2019 and 15.07.2022. It is the specific case of the petitioners that their pay to be revised and by giving ACP MACP service rules. In this regard, they also relied upon the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India and another vs. Mohan Pal and others (Civil Appeal No.3168 of 2002), reported in CDJ 2002 SC 350.
3. There is no representation for the respondent.
4. Considering the fact that the petitioners have sought the limited relief of a direction to consider their representation, without going into merits, this Court directs the respondent to consider the representation of the petitioners dated 1.03.2019 and 15.07.2022, according to its own merits and in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
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5. With the above direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. 08-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No SHL To: The Manging Director (PRTC) Puducherry Road Transport Corporation Ltd., Puducherry.
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C.KUMARAPPAN J. SHL WP No. 23331 of 2022 and WMP No. 22268 of 2022 08-10-2026