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T.Thangavelu v. Government of Tamil Nadu

Madras HC24 Jun 2026WP/2132/2019

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Pension; Tamil Nadu State Government pensionary benefits; service in Tamil Nadu State Transport Department from 16.11.1969 to 01.04.1982; G.O.Ms.No.96 Transport Department dated 31.07.2015; arrears with interest; TNSTC (Salem) Limited; Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Limited; Principal Accountant General; Article 226; writ of Certiorarified Mandamus; issue covered by W.P.No.514 of 2019 (order dated 19.12.2025); writ petition dismissed; connected miscellaneous petitions closed; no costs; Madras High Court; single judge T. Vinod Kumar.

What did the court decide?

Upon the joint submission of counsel for the petitioner and respondents that the issue involved is covered by this Court's decision in W.P.No.514 of 2019 dated 19.12.2025, the Court dismissed the writ petition for the reasons alike as stated in that order. ¶¶27

T.Thangavelu Vs Government of Tamil Nadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to Tamil Nadu State Government pensionary benefits for services rendered from 16.11.1969 to 01.04.1982 in the Tamil Nadu State Transport Department, in the light of G.O.Ms.No.96, Transport Department dated 31.07.2015, together with arrears and interest for delayed disbursement (and whether the two communications dated 26.04.2018 and 25.04.2018 should be quashed).

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Court's answer

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Key takeaways

The Registry was directed to append a copy of the order dated 19.12.2025 in W.P.No.514 of 2019 to this order.obiter¶¶28

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (T. Vinod Kumar, J.), W.P. No.2132 of 2019, order dated 24-06-2026 — T. Thangavelu v. Government of Tamil Nadu and others: The petitioner had sought a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus under Article 226 to quash Letter No.6520/Transport/Pa.Mu.Na.5/2017 dated 26.04.2018 of the Government of Tamil Nadu (Transport (TCB) Department) and TNSTC (Salem)/PB/W.P.4507/2017 dated 25.04.2018 of TNSTC (Salem) Ltd., and consequential directions to sanction Tamil Nadu State Government pensionary benefits for his service from 16.11.1969 to 01.04.1982 in the Tamil Nadu State Transport Department, with arrears and interest, in the light of G.O.Ms.No.96, Transport Department dated 31.07.2015. Counsel for the parties jointly submitted that the issue is squarely covered by this Court's order dated 19.12.2025 in W.P.No.514 of 2019; accepting this, the Court dismissed the writ petition for the reasons alike stated therein, directed the Registry to append that order, closed connected writ miscellaneous petitions if any, and ordered no costs. No independent merits analysis or quantum appears in this short order.

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W.P. No.2132 of 2019

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 24-06-2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR

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W.P. No.2132 of 2019

T. Thangavelu

... Petitioner

-vs-

Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by Secretary to Government, Transport (TCB) Department, Secretariat,

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Chennai – 600 009.

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The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited, No.12, Ramakrishna Salai, Salem – 600 035.

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The Managing Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Limited, Chennai – 600 002.

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The Principal Accountant General, (Accounts & Entitlements) PV 4^th Section, Nandanam, Chennai – 600 035. ... Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of a Writ, calling for the Page 1 of 4

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records relating to Letter No.6520/ Transport/ Pa.Mu.Na.5/2017 dated 26.04.2018 of the First Respondent and TNSTC (Salem)/ PB/ W.P.4507/2017 dated 25.04.2018 of the Second Respondent, to quash the same and to issue consequential directions to the Respondents to sanction Tamil Nadu State Government Pensionary benefits to the Petitioner for the services rendered by him from 16.11.1969 to 01.04.1982 in the Tamil Nadu State Transport Department in the light of G.O.Ms.No.96, Transport Department dated 31.07.2015 and disburse the arrears with interest for the delayed disbursement.

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For Petitioner	: Mr. S. Madhu Balaaji For M/s. M. Ravi
For R1	: M/s. Y. Kavitha (Government Advocate)
For R2	: Mr. M. Aswin, Standing Counsel
For R3	: Mr. R. Balaji
For R4	: M/s. Hema Muralikrishnan ************

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O R D E R

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When the matter is taken up, the learned counsels appearing on behalf of

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the petitioner and respondents submit that, that the issue involved in the present writ petition is squarely covered by decision of this Court in W.P.No.514 of 2019 dated 19.12.2025.

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Since the counsels appearing for the parties agreed that the issue

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involved in the present writ petition are being covered by the decision of this Court, for the reasons alike as stated in the order dated 19.12.2025 in W.P.No.514 of 2019, the writ petition stands dismissed.

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3 . The Registry is directed to append the copy of the order dated 19.12.2025 in W.P.No.514 of 2019 to this order.

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