Madras High Court
WP/29330/2023 of R.SUBRAMANIAN Vs GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU on 21 September 2026
WP No. 29330 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 21-09-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN
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CNR: {HCMA011815652023}
R.Subramanian
S/o. Rajappa,
Checking Inspector Sr 1295,
No. 33, First Cross Street, Chinnakannan Nagar, Navalkulam, Lospet, Puducherry - 605 008.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. Government Of Tamil Nadu,
Rep. by the Principal Secretary to Govt., Transport Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation,
(Villupuram) Ltd, Villupuram - 605 602.
3. The General Manager,
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation,
(Villupuram) Ltd, Villupuram Zone,
Villupuram - 605 602.
4. The General Manager,
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation,
(Villupuram) Ltd, Tiruvannamalai Zone,
Tiruvannmalai - 606 604.
5. The General Manager,
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation,
(Villupuram) Ltd, Vellore Zone,
Vellore -632 013.
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation
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Limited, (Pallavan Transport Corporation)
Chennai Zone,
Chennai – 600 002.
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the Respondents herein to sanction periodical annual increments from 21.11.2005 till 01.11.2015 and to give the effect of second review of pay with effect from 01.11.2012 instead of 01.11.2013 and third review of pay with effect from 01.11.2019 and accordingly sanction periodically the annual increments and weight of pay correspondingly and to include his name in panel for the year 2017 for promotion to the post of Checking Inspector and promote him with effect from the date of promotion of his immediate junior, and to include his name in the panel for the year 2022 for promotion to the post of Traffic Inspector and to promote him on par with his juniors and re-fix his pay in the promoted posts and to bring forward his EPF accumulation and to rectify PF contribution and to grant all consequential service and monitory benefits to the petitioner herein, within a limited time frame, deemed fit by this Hon’ble Court.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.M.Ravi
For Respondent(s):
Mr.K.K.Ram Siddhartha
Additional Government Pleader for R1
Mr.M.Aswin
Standing Counsel for R2 to R4
Mr.A.Vinoth Raj
Standing Counsel for R5
Mr.R.Balaji
Standing Counsel for R6
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ORDER
This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to direct the respondents herein to sanction periodical annual increments from 21.11.2005 till 01.11.2015 and to give the effect of second review of pay with effect from 01.11.2012 instead of 01.11.2013 and third review of pay with effect from 01.11.2019 and accordingly sanction periodically the annual increments and weight of pay correspondingly and to include the petitioner name in panel for the year 2017 for promotion to the post of Checking Inspector and promote him with effect from the date of promotion of his immediate junior, and to include his name in the panel for the year 2022 for promotion to the post of Traffic Inspector and to promote him on par with his juniors and re-fix his pay in the promoted posts and to bring forward his EPF accumulation and to rectify PF contribution and to grant all consequential service and monitory benefits to the petitioner herein, within a limited time frame, deemed fit by this Hon’ble Court.
2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that he is entitled for annual increment and promotion to the post of Checking Inspector and for refixation of his pay on par with his juniors and in this connection, he has sent a letter on 26.12.2019 to the Chief Secretary and thereafter, through his advocate he has sent as letter to the Secretary, Tamilnadu State Transport
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Department vide notice dated 16.09.2020. Since then no action has been taken and thereafter he has also sent another representation to all the respondents herein vide representation dated 10.08.2022. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner only on account of misplacing the petitioner's records, they cannot deny the petitioner's legal entitlement.
3. At this juncture, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the first respondent and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents 2 to 6 in all fairness would submit that they would consider the petitioner's legal notice dated 16.09.2020 and subsequent petitioner's representation dated 10.08.2022 according to its own merits and in accordance with law.
4. In view of the above fair submissions made by the learned Additional Government Pleader and Standing Counsel, without going into the merits of the writ petition, this Court would like to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's legal notice dated 16.09.2020 and his personal representation dated 10.08.2022 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. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 21-09-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No MTL
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To
1. Government Of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Principal Secretary to Govt., Transport Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
2. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, (Villupuram) Ltd, Villupuram - 605 602.
3. The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, (Villupuram) Ltd, Villupuram Zone, Villupuram - 605 602.
4. The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, (Villupuram) Ltd, Tiruvannamalai Zone, Tiruvannmalai - 606 604.
5. The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, (Villupuram) Ltd, Vellore Zone, Vellore -632 013.
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited, (Pallavan Transport Corporation) Chennai Zone, Chennai – 600 002.
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