Madras High Court
WP/39945/2026 of T.Aruldoass Vs The Commissioner of Labour on 8 October 2026
WP No. 39945 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 08-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA
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T.Aruldoass
S/o.Tettiravaussamy
No.28, Oppilamaniar Kulam Street
Kulathumedu,
Karaikal -609 602.
..Petitioner
Vs
1. The Commissioner of Labour
Government of Puducherry
Labour Department
Puducherry.
2. The Secretary to the Govt. of India
Ministry of Labour and Employment
(e-SHRAM Division)
Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg,
New Delhi-110 001.
..Respondents
PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned F.No. M-16018/ 21/ 2023-SS- III (148754) order dated 17.02.2026, quash the same, and direct the respondents to properly consider and process the claim of the accidental-death /social-security benefit in respect of petitioners deceased son Arul Raj, UAN No.7117 2246 6536, in accordance with the applicable scheme and guidelines, and pass appropriate orders within a time limit fixed by this Court and pass orders.
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For Petitioner:
Mr.S.C.Vishwanth
for M/s.SCV and Partners
For Respondents:
Mr.R.Sreedhar
Additional Government Pleader (Pondy)
for R1
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ORDER
The writ petition is filed seeking the following relief : " To call for the records relating to the impugned F.No. M-16018/ 21/ 2023-SS- III (148754) order dated 17.02.2026, quash the same, and direct the respondents to properly consider and process the claim of the accidental-death /social-security benefit in respect of petitioners deceased son Arul Raj, UAN No.7117 2246 6536, in accordance with the applicable scheme and guidelines, and pass appropriate orders within a time limit fixed by this Court
2. The case of the petitioner is that his son Arul Raj, aged about 23 years was an unorganised worker registered under the e-SHRAM portal and having a UAN No.7117 2246 6536. Unfortunately, he died in a drowning accident on 03.08.2025. His death was supported by FIR, postmortem report and death certificate. The petitioner had approached the authorities at Labour Office, Karaikal on several occasions requesting to process his claim for accidental- death benefit of sum Rs.2,00,000/- which the family of the deceased is entitled to under the e-SHRAM, social security scheme. Since there was no response
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from the Labour Authorities, he made a detailed representation to all the concerned authorities including the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Puducherry etc., Thereafter, on 17.02.2026, the petitioner was issued with the impugned order rejecting his claim on the ground that the exgratia benefit for accidental death were applicable to the workers registered during the period from 26.08.2021 to 31.02.2022 and had further stated the e-SHRAM exgratia claim module was closed on 30.05.2025.
3. Aggrieved by the impugned order, the petitioner is before this Court to quash the same and to direct the respondent to process his claim.
4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader (Pondy) appearing for the first respondent.
5. The claim has been made by the petitioner under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana [PMSBY] for providing exgratia through the e-SHRAM portal. The said scheme namely exgratia benefit for accidental death was applicable to the workers registered in e-SHRAM portal during the period 26.08.2021 to 31.03.2022, and this module itself was closed on 30.06.2025. The petitioner's son had drowned and died on 03.08.2025, after the closure of the module / scheme. Therefore, considering the fact that the scheme itself had come to an end, the request of the petitioner has been rightly rejected vide
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impugned order of the second respondent dated 17.02.2026. I see no reason to interfere with the impugned order. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs.
08-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No DS To:
1. The Commissioner of Labour Government of Puducherry Labour Department Puducherry.
2. The Secretary to the Govt. of India Ministry of Labour and Employment (e-SHRAM Division) Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110 001.
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