Madras High Court
WP/2532/2022 of P.Selvamani Vs The Principal Secretary to Government and on 11 September 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 11-09-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN
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1. P.Selvamani
2. G.Kannappan
3. N.Stanley Sella Kumar
4. S.Raja
5. P. Murugesan
6. K. Dhanapal
7. T.R.Devaki
8. P. Rajeshwari
9. K. Periasamy
10.M. Kandasamy
11.K. Periasamy
12.K. Rajendran
13.A.P.Matheswaran
..Petitioners
Vs
1. The Principal Secretary to Government and Chairman of All State Transport Undertakings Transport Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.
2. The Managing Director,
TamilNadu State Transport Corporation
12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem - 636 007.
3. The General Manager,
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation
(Salem) Limited, Salem,
12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem - 636 007
4. The Administrator,
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation,
Employees Pension Fund Trust,
Pallavan Salai, Chennai – 600 021.
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..Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of Writ of Declaration, declaring that the petitioners are entitled for pay and other benefits including the superannuation benefits as per 7th pay commission recommendations notionally from 01.01.2016 with monetary benefit with effect form 01.10.2017 and to direct the respondents to countermand the earlier order cancelling the pre-revised pay anomaly already rectified which is resulting to reduction of 7th pay commission pay level matrix as per the petitioner’s service records.
For Petitioners:
Mr.J.Bindhu Madhavan
for Mr.M.Dinesh
For Respondent:
Mr.V.Sivalingam
Government Advocate for R1
Mr.Anand Gopalan for Mr.K.Raja
Standing Counsel for R2 & R3
No appearance for R4
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ORDER
The present writ petition has been filed to declare that the petitioners are entitled to pay and other benefits, including the superannuation benefits as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, notionally from 01.01.2016 with monetary benefit with effect from 01.10.2017 and to direct the respondents to countermand the earlier order cancelling the pre-revised pay anomaly already rectified, which is resulting in the reduction of the 7th Pay Commission pay level matrix as per the petitioners' service records.
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2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is entitled to have pay and other benefits, including the superannuation benefits, as per the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations, notionally from 01.01.2016, with monetary benefits with effect from 01.10.2017. He also seeks a declaration in respect of the pay revision and to step up his pay to avoid the pay anomaly. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that no notice was given before revising the pay.
3. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the second and third respondents also has not seriously disputed the factum of non-issuance of notice. However, it is the submission of the learned Standing Counsel that the pay revision had taken place during 2017 and the petitioner has accepted the same. Therefore, it is too late in the day to challenge the pay anomaly.
4. Though this Court has its own apprehension in respect of the said submission, since the issue is in respect of pay anomaly and pay fixation, and the petitioner has not given any representation to the respondent to refix his pay to remove the anomaly, it is too premature to go into such technicalities, which fully come within the expert domain. Therefore, instead of adjudicating the matter on merits, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the petitioner to give a representation to the respondents detailing his grievance. The petitioner is directed to give such representation within a period of two weeks from the date
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of receipt of a copy of this order. If such representation is received, the respondents are directed to consider the same on its own merits and in accordance with law, in a sympathetic manner and pass orders within a further period of four weeks from such representation.
5. With the above directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 11-09-2026 Index: Yes Speaking Order Neutral Citation: Yes NSL
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To
1. The Principal Secretary to Government and Chairman of All State Transport Undertakings Transport Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.
2. The Managing Director, TamilNadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited, Salem, 12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem - 636 007.
3. The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited, Salem, 12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem - 636 007
4. The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Employees Pension Fund Trust, Pallavan Salai, Chennai – 600 021.
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C.KUMARAPPAN, J. NSL WP No. 2532 of 2022 11-09-2026