BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
Mrs.J.NISHA BANU, Mrs.S.SRIMATHY, JJ
Principal Secretary To Government, Transport (E) Department – Appellant
Versus
P. Govindarajulu – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
J. NISHA BANU, J.
1. This Writ Appeal is directed against the order of this Court dated 02.03.2023 made in W.P.(MD)No.4340 of 2020. The said Writ Petition was heard along with a batch of Writ Petitions and disposed of by a common order.
2. The Government revised the pay of its employees pursuant to the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission vide G.O.Ms.No.303, dated 11.10.2017. Thereafter, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.319, dated 26.10.2017, by which, the Government while deciding to extend the benefits to the State Pubic Sector Undertakings, left it to the Board of Directors to consider the financial position and implement the revised pay notionally from 01.01.2016 and with monetary benefit from 01.10.2017 or later and the Board was also given the power to implement the pay revision/postponement of pay revision even to a future date. Thereafter, each and every transport corporation placed the matter before their respective Board of Directors and all the corporations had resolved to adopt the G.O.Ms.No.303 and G.O.Ms.No.319, subject to the conditions that may be prescribed by the Government for the monetary benefit with effect from 01.10.2017. Thereafter, the Governmen
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