IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. DHANDAPANI K.Raja, Petitioner Vs

1. The Chairman Cum Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd., 6^th Floor, No. 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 22.

2.The Superintending Engineer, Kovai Electricity Distribution Circle/North, Tamil Nadu Electricity Generation and Distribution Corp., Coimbatore.

3. The State Level Scrutiny Committee Respondents Rep by its Chairman Adi Dravida & Tribal Welfare Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.

* Suo motu impleaded as 3^rd respondent vide order of even date Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus call the records of 2^nd respondent in Memo. No.1854/761/ADM.2(3)/F.WP.18774/14/D.No.2052 /2023-2, Dated 21.12.2023 and direct the 2^nd respondent to disburse Petitioner’s Terminal benefits, release of full pension along with 50 percentage pension withheld till the date of release of full pension, other retirement benefits such as encashment of Security Fund Balance, EL Encashment with 6% interest.

For petitioner : Mr. T. Gowthaman Senior Counsel for Mr.R. Swarnavel For respondents : Mr.C. Ramkumar

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed to call for the records of the 2^nd respondent in Memo. No.1854/761/ADM.2(3)/F.WP.18774/14/D.No.2052 /2023-2, dated 21.12.2023 and direct the 2^nd respondent to disburse Petitioner’s Terminal benefits, release of full pension along with 50% pension withheld till the date of release of full pension, other retirement benefits such as encashment of Security Fund Balance, EL Encashment with 6% interest.

2. In view of the fact that the issue involved in this writ petition relates to the genuineness of the “Konda Reddy” community certificate, the Scheduled Tribe Community Certificate, this Court is of the opinion that the “Chairman, State Level Scrutiny Committee, Chennai”, has to be impleaded as party respondent to the present writ petition. Accordingly, the same is impleaded as

3^rd respondent in this petition.

3. Facts in brief :-

a. The Petitioner belongs to the “Konda Reddy” community, which is classified as a Scheduled Tribe. With a view to uplift the members of the down- trodden tribal community, the Government issued Community Certificates during the relevant period. Accordingly, the Tahsildar, Mettur Dam, issued a Community Certificate to the Petitioner on 12.09.1978. It is further stated that for better livelihood, the Petitioner’s family later migrated from Mettur Dam area to Dharmapuri District. While residing at Dharmapuri, the Petitioner received a call letter from the Respondent Department on 07.01.1980 calling upon him to appear for employment along with original certificates. As he was then residing in Dharmapuri, he was directed to obtain a Community Certificate from the Tahsildar, Dharmapuri, which was also duly obtained and submitted.

b. It is further averred that after verification of certificates, he was appointed as an Assessor on contract basis on 14.01.1980. His contractual service was extended, and he was transferred to Coonoor Division (Aravoi -Tribal Area) on 25.05.1982. After rendering long years of service, his appointment was regularised on 27.05.1988, and he continued in service without any blemish. While so, due to personal animosity, the then Head of the Department suo motu initiated an enquiry in the year 2001, nearly two decades after his initial appointment, regarding the genuineness of the Community Certificate. Based on a report dated 28.03.2001 of the Tahsildar, Mettur Dam obtained without notice to the petitioner or enquiry with his relatives, wherein it was alleged that the petitioner did not belong to “Konda Reddy” community.

c. Relying upon the said report, the 2^nd respondent issued a Charge Memo dated 21.06.2001. Challenging the same, earlier, he approached this Court by filing appropriate petition. Pursuant to the above, this Court vide judgment dat