IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06.01.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR M.Krishnan ...Petitioner

Vs.

M/s.Metropolitan Transport Corporation Ltd.,

Rep.by its Managing Director

No.2, Pallavan Salai,

Chennai 600 002. ...Respondent

Prayer: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the respondent in letter No.27655/PB(N.N)5/MTC/2016 dated 20.10.2016, and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent for deemed promotion to the petitioner as Selection Grade Assistant Engineer with effect from 22.01.2008 in pursuant to the Government order in G.O.Ms.No.13, Transport

(C1) Department, dated 14.01.2000.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Soundar Raj

For Respondent : Mr.R.Balaji

ORDER

The challenge in this writ petition is to the order dated 20.10.2016 issued in Letter No.27655/PB(N.N)5/MTC/2016 by the respondent. By the said order, the claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Selection Grade Senior Assistant Engineer came to be rejected.

2. The petitioner was appointed as a Machine Operator on 10.03.1982 and was thereafter promoted as Assistant Foreman with