Madras High Court
WP/30812/2023 of K.PONGIYANNAN, M 51 YEARS Vs THE HIGHWAY MINOR PORT HR DEPARTMENT on 11 November 2026
WP No. 30812 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 11-11-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN
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1. K.Pongiyannan
2. R. Murugesan
3. G.Kannan
4. A.Vinayagam
5. V. Venkatesan
6. M.Sivakumar
7. M.Saravanakumar
8. M.Pushpanathan
9. K.Prabakaran
10.V. Raja
11.K.Raja
12.K.Elumalai
13.K.Perumal
14.P.Karthikeyan
15.R. Ramesh
16.S. Balakrishnan
17.P. Dharmarajan
18.V. Sasikumar
19.S.Balakrishnan
20.R.Kumaravel
21.A. Kannan
22.P. Vinayagam
23.P.Sivakumar
24.A.Karithikeyan
25.M.Mariappan
26.N.Anbu
27.R.Rajamanickm
28.A.Eswaran
29.R.Senthilkumar
30.T.Ravanan
31.N. Mathivannan
32.R.Nandhakumar
33.M. Abdul Neezam
34.A.Jayabalan
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35.T. Valli Krishnan
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Highway Minor Port HR Department, Rep. by The Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. Gorge, Chennai -600 009.
2. The Director General Highways,
Highways Department,
Office of the Director General,
Guindy, Chennai-25.
3. The Chief Engineer(General),
Highways Department,
Gunidy,
Chennai-25.
..Respondent(s)
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grant the corresponding scale of pay of Rs.9330-34500 plus 4200 on attaining 10 years of service and Rs.9300-34500 plus 4400 grade pay on attaining 20 years of service as selection and special grade on par with the drivers who obtained selection and special grade before 31.05.2009 to the petitioners with grant of arrears of pay and all other attendant and consequential benefits.
For Petitioner(s):
M/s.S.Meenakshi
For Respondent(s):
K.K.Ram Siddhartha,
Additional Government Pleader
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ORDER
The present Writ Petition has been filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grant the petitioners the corresponding scale of pay of Rs.9,330–34,500 plus Grade Pay of Rs.4,200 on completion of 10 years of service and Rs.9,300–34,500 plus Grade Pay of Rs.4,400 on completion of 20 years of service, as Selection Grade and Special Grade, respectively, on par with the Drivers who were granted Selection Grade and Special Grade prior to 31.05.2009, together with arrears of pay and all other attendant and consequential benefits.
2. However, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents would contend that an identical prayer was considered by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.1398 of 2013, etc., batch, along with W.P.No.23550 of 2010, etc., batch, filed by the Drivers of the Madras High Court, with reference to G.O.Ms.No.162, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated 13.04.1998, and that this Court had rejected the relief sought therein. The said order was subsequently confirmed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in S.L.P. (Civil) Nos.9560–9561 of 2019, vide judgment dated 18.12.2019. Therefore, the learned Additional Government Pleader would submit that the issue raised in the present Writ Petition is no longer res integra.
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3. In view of the decisions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in S.L.P.(Civil) Nos.9560–9561 of 2019 and of the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.1398 of 2013, etc., batch, along with W.P.No.23550 of 2010, etc., batch, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. 11-11-2026 Index: Yes Speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes KV To
1. The Highway Minor Port HR Department, Rep. by The Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. Gorge, Chennai -600 009.
2. The Director General Highways, Highways Department, Office of the Director General, Guindy, Chennai-25.
3. The Chief Engineer(General), Highways Department, Gunidy, Chennai-25.
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