Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd., v. S. Kasthuri Bai
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate appointment; Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd., Nagercoil Division; Managing Director, TNSTC Tirunelveli Division; S. Kasthuri Bai; death of Conductor employee on 06.03.2006; seniority list based on date of death; no queue jumping; review under Order 47 Rule 1 and 2 r/w 114 CPC; W.A.(MD). No. 940 of 2018; WP(MD)No.14622 of 2012; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; appointment as and when seniority reached; review application disposed.
What did the court decide?
Review application disposed of with a clarification of the writ appeal order: the writ petitioner (S. Kasthuri Bai) shall be provided compassionate appointment as and when she reaches the seniority, pursuant to the seniority list maintained on the basis of the date of death of the employee (she is placed at serial No.25 in Nagercoil region and serial No.58 in Tirunelveli region per the Corporation's written instructions dated 20.11.2025).