IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS RESERVED ON : 24.11.2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 28.11.2025 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR W.P.No.27050 of 2019 R.Balamurugan ... Petitioner vs

1. The State Rep by its Secretary Home (Transport) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009.

2.The Transport Commissioner, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to impugned order of the 2^nd respondent passed in proceedings No.RP1/25294/2018 dated 02.08.2019 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to promote the petitioner on par with his immediate junior Mr.Ch.Prabhakaran, with all monetary, service and attended benefits.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Vijayshankar For Respondents : Mrs.V.Yamuna Devi, Spl.GP

O R D E R

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents and perused the records.

2. Briefly put the case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as Junior Assistant on 19.10.2001 and on successful completion of probation, his service