Murali M v. The Branch Manager

Madras HC2 Mar 2026WP(MD)/5719/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Deceased employee terminal benefits; inclusion of heir's name in Service Register; TNSTC Branch Manager Dindigul Region; representation dated 19.02.2026 pending; legal heirship certificate; notice to other legal heirs; eight-week compliance direction; writ of mandamus under Article 226; disposed at admission stage with consent; no costs; W.P.(MD) No.5719 of 2026; Madras High Court Madurai Bench; Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar; advocates Mr.T.Aswin Raja Simman (Petitioner) and Mr.K.Ramaiah (Respondent).

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of at admission stage with consent: respondent – Transport Corporation directed to consider the representation dated 19.02.2026, put the other legal heirs of deceased Manikandan on notice, and pass appropriate orders within eight weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; no costs.

Murali M Vs The Branch Manager — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent – Transport Corporation should be compelled via writ of mandamus under Article 226 to include the petitioner's name in the Service Register of his deceased father and disburse the deceased's monetary and consequential service benefits to him on par with the other legal heirs, in view of his representation dated 19.02.2026. +1 more

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Court's answer

The respondent – Transport Corporation was directed to consider the representation dated 19.02.2026 claimed to have been submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders after duly putting the other legal heirs of the deceased Manikandan on notice, within eight weeks from receipt of a copy of the order.

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Ratio / Principle

With the consent of both sides, the writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage.

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Key takeaways

This Court declined to go into the merits of the petitioner's claim because that claim was still pending consideration before the respondent Corporation.ratio¶¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), W.P.(MD) No.5719 of 2026, decided 02.03.2026 (Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J.): M.Murali, son of Late Manikandan, an Assistant Mechanic with the respondent Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Dindigul Region) who died on 14.01.2025, filed an Article 226 writ of mandamus seeking inclusion of his name in his deceased father's Service Register and equal disbursal of the deceased's monetary and consequential service benefits, his representation dated 19.02.2026 having remained pending; other legal heirs raised no objection but were not impleaded. With consent of both sides the Court disposed of the petition at the admission stage, expressly declining to go into the merits, and directed the respondent Corporation to consider the representation and pass appropriate orders after putting all legal heirs of the deceased on notice, within eight weeks of receipt of a copy of the order; no costs.

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W.P.(MD) No.5719 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 02.03.2026

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR

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W.P.(MD) No.5719 of 2026

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M.Murali ... Petitioner

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-vs-

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The Branch Manager Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Dindigul Region, National Highway Collectorate Post, Dindigul-624 004

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... Respondent

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PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue

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a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to include the name of the petitioner in the Service Register of his deceased father Mr.Manikandan and consequently for a direction directing the respondent to disburse all monetary and consequential service benefits of the petitioner's deceased father to the petitioner by considering the representation of the petitioner dated 19.02.2026 within the time period stipulated by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.T.Aswin Raja Simman For Respondent : Mr.K.Ramaiah

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O R D E R

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Mr.K.Ramaiah, learned counsel takes notice for the respondent.

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2. With the consent of both sides, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.

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3. The petitioner herein claims to be the son of one Late.Manikandan, who worked as an Assistant Mechanic in the respondent – Transport Corporation and passed away on 14.01.2025. He made a claim for payment of his share of terminal benefits of his deceased father along with the other legal heirs of his father and submitted a representation dated 19.02.2026 to the respondent – Transport Corporation requesting them to include his name in the Service Register of his deceased father and for disbursement of monetary benefits equally on par with the other legal heirs of his deceased father. The said representation is stated to be still pending consideration before the respondent – Transport Corporation. He also placed on record a copy of the legal heirship certificate issued by the competent authority. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that there is no dispute with the other legal heirs of the petitioner's deceased father and they

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have no objection for disbursal of the terminal benefits of the petitioner's deceased father equally to all the legal heirs. However, for the reasons best known, the petitioner has not chosen to implead the other legal heirs of his deceased father as party respondents to this writ petition.

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4. Considering the fact that the claim made by the petitioner is pending consideration before the respondent – Corporation, this Court is not inclined to go into the merits of the case at this stage.

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5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent – Transport Corporation to consider the representation dated 19.02.2026 claimed to have been submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders duly putting the other legal heirs of the deceased Manikandan on notice, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

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02.03.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No

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W.P.(MD) No.5719 of 2026

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MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.