Narayana Pillai v. The Principal Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
WP(MD).No.33174 of 2025; Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; decided 20.11.2025 by K.KUMARESH BABU, J. (single judge). Service-and-pension matter involving Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation (TNSTC) and the TNSTC Employees Pension Fund Trust. Petitioner Narayana Pillai, an Assistant Engineer, sought grade-pay re-fixation from Rs.4600/- to Rs.5100/- with effect from 29.02.2016 and retirement benefits including pension, via representation dated 14.08.2024 keyed to Government proceedings Ref.No. 232/SECY/TNSTC(VPM)/2023 dated 23.01.2024. Relief confined to a direction to the second respondent (Managing Director, TNSTC) to decide the representation on merits and in accordance with law within eight weeks; no merits adjudication; disposed of without costs; statutory basis: Article 226, Constitution of India; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the second respondent (Managing Director, TNSTC) to consider the representation dated 14.08.2024 in the light of the proceedings in Ref.No.232/SECY/TNSTC(VPM)/2023 dated 23.01.2024 and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law within eight (8) weeks; no order as to costs.