BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Date of Reserving the Order Date of Pronouncing the Order

25.11.2025 23.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU W.P.(MD) No.25140 of 2025 R.Manickam … Petitioner -vs-

1.The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Limited, Represented by its Managing Director, By-pass Road, Madurai – 625 016.

2.The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Limited, Virudhunagar Region, Virudhunagar.

3.The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Employees Pension Fund Trust, Thiruvalluvar Illam, Pallavan Salai, Chennai – 600 002. … Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Declaration or any other order or directions in the nature of a Writ, declaring the action of the respondents in excluding the period of petitioner’s service from 30.09.2001 to 30.11.2009 ie., the period from date of dismissal to date of superannuation for calculation of pensionable service as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to award in I.D.No.40 of 2003 dated 10.04.2008, upheld in W.P. (MD).No.9427 of 2009 dated 10.02.2001 and consequently direct the respondents to cou