The High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the General Insurance pay scale amendment scheme as infructuous because the petitioner had no instructions despite being cited.
Writ petition dismissed as infructuous.
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W.P.No.5574 of 2006
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 10.06.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR
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National Insurance Special Voluntary Retired Employees Association Rep. By its President V.Ravishankar, No.21 Arumbakkam, Chennai – 600 106. ... Petitioner
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Prayer : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to quash the scheme called General Insurance (Rationalisation of
pay scales and other conditions of service of officers) Amendment Scheme 2005 as notified vide Notification No. SO 1792 (E) dated 21.12.2005 of the first respondent as illegal and void in so far as it denies various benefits to the officers retired under special Voluntary Retirement Scheme 2004 as
found in proviso 2 of para 3 of the ……………..
For Petitioner : Mr.Paul and Paul
For Respondents : Mrs.Y.Kavitha Government Counsel for R1 to R4 : Ms.R.Gowri for R5
O R D E R
When the writ petition is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, who filed the said writ petition, is not in touch with him and as such, he reports no instructions in the matter.
present writ petition is to the G eneral Insurance (Rationalisation of pay scales and other conditions of service of officers) Amendment Scheme 2005, which scheme having stood the test of time for two decades, this Court is of
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the view that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration and thus, the writ petition has become infructuous.
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Speaking order / Non-speaking order Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No dh
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition challenging the General Insurance Rationalisation Scheme 2005 survives given the petitioner's lack of instructions.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
National Insurance Special Voluntary Retired Employees Association Rep. By its President V.Ravishankar
Union of India through Joint Secretary (B & I)
National Insurance Co. Ltd
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
T.Vinod Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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