Madras High Court
WP/15200/2024 of K.UMA MAHESWARI Vs THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU on 23 September 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 23.09.2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN
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CNR: {HCMA010971032024}
1. K.Uma Maheswari,
W/o.Kamaraj,
2. G.Subramaniyan
S/o.Gurunathan.
3. K.Pabitha
W/o.Kathiravan.
4. M.Ravi
S/o. Marimuthu.
5. M.Gajendiran
S/o.Marimuthu.
6. P.Sekar
S/o.Perumal.
7. R.Valli
W/o.Ramasamy
8. K.Maheswari
W/o.Krishnan.
9. V.Sakthivel
S/o.Velliangiri.
10.R.Praveen Kumar
S/o.Ramasamy.
11.G.Moorthi
S/o.Gurunathan.
12.M.Gurusamy
S/o.Muniyan.
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13.G.Prabhu
S/o.Ganesan.
14.K.Jothi
W/o.Krishnamoorthy.
15.A.Kamaraj
S/o.Arthanari.
16.Mallika
W/o.Manikkam.
17.C.Moorthy
S/o.Senny.
18.D.Chenniappan
S/o.Duraisamy ..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The State of Tamil Nadu
Rep by The Principal Secretary To Government, Municipal Administrative and Water Supplies Department, Fort St. George,
Chennai-600 009.
2. The Director,
Municipal Administration,
Santhome high road,
Pattinampakkam,
Raja Annamalai Puram,
3. The Commissioner,
Erode Municipal Administration,
Erode-638 001.
4. The Executive Officer (General),
Veerappanchathiram Municipality,
Erode–638 004. ..Respondent(s)
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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents herein to bring the petitioners into time-scale of pay by regularizing their services taking into account their original dates of appointment, in the light of G.O.Ms.No. 199
Municipal Administration and Water Supplies Department dated 12/08/1997
and G.O.M.S.No.67 Municipal Administration and Water supply Department dated 18/07/2012 and the Judgment of the Division Bench of this Honble Court passed in W.A.No.1615/2018 dated 23/11/2023, with all consequential service and monetary benefits, within a time-frame as deem fit.
For Petitioner:
M/s.S.Esairani Narasimman.
For Respondent(s):
Mr.V.Sivalingam,
Government Advocate for R1 and R2
Mr.M.Raja Mathivanan,
Standing Counsel for R3 and R4
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ORDER
The present writ petition was filed seeking a mandamus to regularize the services of the petitioners in the regular time-scale of pay with all consequential service and monetary benefits, in light of relevant Government Orders and the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court passed in W.A.No.1615 of 2018 dated 23.11.2023.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner now restricts the relief to a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 24.04.2024.
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3. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 3 and 4 would submit that the respondents will consider the petitioner’s representation within a reasonable time.
4. In view of the above submissions, without going into the merits of the case, this Court directs the third respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 24.04.2024 on 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.
5. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 23.09.2026 Index: Yes Speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes CDA
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To
1. The Principal Secretary to Government, The State of Tamil Nadu Municipal Administrative And Water Supplies Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-9.
2. The Director, Municipal Administration, Santhome High Road, Pattinampakkam, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai-600 004.
3. The Commissioner, Erode Municipal Administration, Erode-638 001.
4. The Executive Officer (General) Veerappanchathiram Municipality, Erode–638 004.
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C.KUMARAPPAN, J. CDA WP No. 15200 of 2024 23.09.2026