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R.Murugesan, Driver (Dr 8399), v. the Tamilnadu State Transport Corporaton(Salem) Ltd.

Madras HC5 Mar 2026WP/31566/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Madras High Court; Justice Mohammed Shaffiq; WP No. 31566 of 2023; WMP No. 31197 of 2023; R.Murugesan, Driver, TNSTC Salem Ltd., Dharmapuri Region; writ petition withdrawn and dismissed; Article 226; Certiorarified Mandamus; transfer order No.Pani4/8399/TNSTC/Dpuri/2023 dated 26.10.2023; relieving order E1/167/Salem Branch/TNSTC(Salem)/2023 dated 30.10.2023; Thenkanikottai Branch; Salem Branch Hasthampattin Route Nos. 170B, 170C, 170D; no order as to costs; decided 05-03-2026.

What did the court decide?

None; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs, and the connected miscellaneous petition (WMP No.31197 of 2023) closed. ¶23

R.Murugesan, Driver (Dr 8399), Vs the Tamilnadu… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs, and the connected miscellaneous petition (WMP No.31197 of 2023) closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the transfer order dated 26.10.2023 and the relieving order dated 30.10.2023 shifting the petitioner-driver to Thenkanikottai Branch were liable to be quashed, with a consequential direction to allow the petitioner to work at Salem Branch, Hasthampattin Route Nos. 170B, 170C and 170D.

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Key takeaways

On the learned counsel for the petitioner seeking permission to withdraw the writ petition and making an endorsement to that effect, the Court recorded the submission and endorsement and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, with no order as to costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petition. No substantive issue was adjudicated.¶23

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Justice Mohammed Shaffiq), order dated 05-03-2026: R.Murugesan v. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Ltd. and others, WP No. 31566 of 2023 with WMP No. 31197 of 2023. The petitioner, a Driver (Dr 8399) of TNSTC (Salem) Ltd., Dharmapuri Region, had filed a Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash the transfer order No.Pani4/8399/TNSTC/Dpuri/2023 dated 26.10.2023 (2nd respondent) and the relieving order E1/167/Salem Branch/TNSTC(Salem)/2023 dated 30.10.2023 (3rd respondent) by which he was transferred and relieved to Thenkanikottai Branch, and for a consequential direction to permit him to work at Salem Branch, Hasthampattin Route Nos. 170B, 170C and 170D. At hearing, the petitioner's counsel sought permission to withdraw the writ petition and made an endorsement to that effect; recording the submission and endorsement, the Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn with no order as to costs and closed the connected miscellaneous petition. The merits of the transfer challenge were not adjudicated and no holding was pronounced on them.

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WP No. 31566 of 2023

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 05-03-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ

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WP No. 31566 of 2023 and WMP No.31197 of 2023

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R.Murugesan, Driver (Dr 8399), Staff No. 52D170187, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Ltd, Dharmapuri Region, Salem - 636 007.

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..Petitioner

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The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Ltd., Represented by its Managing Director, 12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem.

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The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Ltd., Dharmapuri Region, Bharathipuram, Dharmapuri - 636 705.

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The Branch Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Ltd., Dharmapuri Region, Bharathipuram, Dharmapuri - 636 705.

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..Respondents

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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WP No. 31566 of 2023

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PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to transfer order in No.Pani4/8399/TNSTC/Dpuri/2023, dated 26.10.2023, issued by the 2nd respondent and relieving order in E1/167/Salem Branch/TNSTC(Salem)/2023 dated 30.10.2023 issued by the third respondent transferring and relieving the petitioner to Thenkanikottai Branch and to quash the same and issue consequential direction to the respondents to allow the petitioner to work at Salem Branch, Hasthampattin Route Nos. 170B, 170C and 170D.

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For Petitioner : Mr.V.Anandhamoorthy

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For Respondents : Mr.K.Raja Standing Counsel

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ORDER

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Today when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Learned counsel has also made an endorsement to that effect.

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2. Recording the submission and endorsement made by the learned

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counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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05-03-2026

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Neutral Citation: Yes/No MRN

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WP No. 31566 of 2023

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