Madras High Court
WP/25320/2026 of Association of Railway Nurses of India, (Regd.No.S Vs Union of India Rep. by General Manager on 25 August 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 25.08.2026
CORAM
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
AND
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNASWAMY GOVINDARAJAN
W.P.NO.25320 OF 2026
AND
WMP NO.27609 OF 2026
1.Association of Railway Nurses of India (Regd. No.S/464/2013)
Rep. By its Divisional Secretary
Chennai Division
Flat No: 1-D, First Floor,
East Moor Fairmont Gardens,
Sathya Nagar, Porur Road,
Manapakkam, Chennai – 600 089.
(P1 given up from the writ petition
vide Order dated 03.07.2026
made in W.P.No.25320 of 2026)
2.Aiswarya, E.K.
…
Petitioner
Vs.
1.Union of India
Rep. By General Manager
Southern Railway
Park Town, Chennai – 600 003.
2.Principal Chief Personnel Officer
Southern Railway
Park Town, Chennai – 600 003.
3.Principal Chief Medical Director
Southern Railway
Moore Market Complex,
Park Town, Chennai – 600 003.
4.Senior Divisional Personnel Officer
Southern Railway
Tiruchchirappalli Division
Tiruchchirappalli – 620 001.
…
Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus,
(i) to call for the records pertaining to Original Application OA/310/01689/2025 on the file of the Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench and to quash the order dated 30.01.2026
passed by the Hon’ble Tribunal holding it unlawful and passed in violation of rules / law;
(ii)to quash (1) Office Order No.T/P MED ADMN/63/2025
dated 12.12.2025 (2) Office Order No.T/P MED ADMN/65/2025 dated 16.12.2025 both passed by the 4th respondent, posting newly recruited Nursing Superintendents in places where the members of the petitioners Association have already registered as per rules and waiting for their turn to come;
(iii) to direct the respondents to effect transfer to Nursing Superintendents and Senior Nursing Superintendents whose names already found a place in the Register for Inter-Divisional Railway Transfer (IDRT) from HQ Railway Hospital, Perambur, Chennai to various Divisions of Southern Railway as per their registration position as on
01.01.2023 (in HRMS Portal), replacing / exchanging the newly recruited Nursing Superintendents who have wrongly been posted in violation of the procedure;
(iv)to direct the respondents to effect transfer to those Nursing Superintendents and Sr. Nursing Superintendents who have attempted to register for transfer but were unsuccessful due to glitch in the online system (HRMS), replacing / exchanging the newly recruited Nursing Superintendents who have wrongly been posted in violation of the procedure.
For Petitioner-1 :
Given Up
Vide Court order dated 03.07.2026
in W.P.No.25320 of 2026
For Petitioner-2
:
Mr.L.Chandrakumar
for Mr.R.Pandian
For Respondents :
Mr.K.S.Jayaganesan
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O R D E R
(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam, J.) The present writ petition has been instituted challenging the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench, dated 30.01.2026 passed in MA/310/00899/2025 and OA/310/01689/2025.
2. The Original Application was filed by the Association of Railway Nurses of India (Registered Association) and one E.K.Aiswarya. The Central Administrative Tribunal made a finding that Association cannot maintain the Original Application with reference to the relief sought for in the Original Application. Consequently, the Original Application was dismissed at the admission stage on the ground of maintainability, without entering into the merits of the case.
3. When the present writ petition was listed for admission on 03.07.2026, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the writ petitioners, Mr.L.Chandrakumar, made an endorsement stating that the Association was being given up and that the Original Application may be confined only to the second applicant/second petitioner - Ms. E.K. Aiswarya. In view of the Association having been given up and the necessary endorsement having been made in the writ petition, there is no impediment for the Central Administrative Tribunal to adjudicate the issues on merits.
4. In view of the facts and circumstances, the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench, dated 30.01.2026
passed in MA/310/00899/2025 and OA/310/01689/2025 is set aside and the matter is remanded back to the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench, for adjudication of the issues raised between the parties. The Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench is directed to take the case on file, number the Original Application and decide the same on merits and in accordance with law. Consequently, the writ petition stands allowed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
[S.M.S., J.] [K.G.R., J.]
25.08.2026 Index : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No TK
To
1. The General Manager Union of India Southern Railway Park Town, Chennai – 600 003.
2. Principal Chief Personnel Officer Southern Railway Park Town, Chennai – 600 003.
3. Principal Chief Medical Director Southern Railway Moore Market Complex, Park Town, Chennai – 600 003.
4. Senior Divisional Personnel Officer Southern Railway Tiruchchirappalli Division Tiruchchirappalli – 620 001.
5. The Central Administrative Tribunal Chennai Bench Chennai.
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. AND KRISHNASWAMY GOVINDARAJAN, J. TK
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