IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 11.12.2025 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and W.M.P.No.4465 of 2024

1.V.Venkatesan (died)

2.Rani Venkatesan 3.Vinoth Venkatesh 4.Sathish Venkatesh [Petitioners 2 to 4 substituted as legal heirs of the

1^st petitioner vide order dated 11.12.2025 in W.M.P.No.4465 of 2024 in W.P.No.4159 of 2024] ... Petitioners Vs

1.The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai.

2.The Assistant Commissioner, Public administration and works, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai.

3.The Superintend Engineer, (mechanical)

Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai. ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records of the 2^nd respondent’s proceedings vide G.D.C.No.P12/011748/2023 dated 05.07.2023 is illegal and quash the same.

For Petitioners : Mr.K.Rajendra Prasad For Respondents : Ms.S.Vanitha Joice Rani

O R D E R

Aggrieved by the order of recovery dated 05.07.2023 passed by the 2^nd respondent, the petitioner is before this Court.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that he joined the Corporation of Chennai as a Welder on 03.06.1994 and w