Murugesan vs Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Vannarapet, Tirunelveli, Through its Managing Director

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 16448

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
G. JAYACHANDRAN, S.SRIMATHY, K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN, JJ
Murugesan – Appellant
Versus
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Vannarapet, Tirunelveli, Through its Managing Director – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr.T.Ponramkumar, Mr.Isaac Mohanlal (A1), Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai, Mr.Veera Kathiravan, Mr.T.S.Mohamed Mohideen, Mr.A.Saravanan|For the Respondents:Mr.K.Sathiya Singh (R1 & R2), Mr.Veera Kathiravan (R2), Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.J.Ashok, Additional Government Pleader, Mr.M.Gnanagurunathan, Mr.T.Aswin Rajasimman

Table of Content
1. promotion issues due to qualification gaps (Para 1 , 2)
2. government orders clarify educational qualifications for promotions (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9)
3. supreme court rulings invalidate certain educational qualifications (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
4. regulatory frameworks govern educational standards in degrees (Para 14 , 16 , 19 , 20)
5. supreme court ruling establishes limits on qualifications validity after a cutoff date (Para 28 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35)

COMMON JUDGMENT

It is a case, where the writ petitioners, who have acquired their degree through correspondence and open universities scheme without undergoing formal education of 10+2+3, were denied of further promotion in view of the Government Orders passed consequent to judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Annamalai University vs. Secretary to Government [ (2009) 4 SCC 590 ]

“The Registrar, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai in his letter first read above has requested the Government to recognise the first year Foundation Course of the Open University system conducted by the above University as equivalent to the old II Years S.S.L.C. Matriculation examination and the second year Foundation

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 16448

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASG. JAYACHANDRAN, S.SRIMATHY, K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN, JJMurugesan – AppellantVersusTamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Vannarapet, Tirunelveli, Through its Managing Director – Respondent

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
G. JAYACHANDRAN, S.SRIMATHY, K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN, JJ
Murugesan – Appellant
Versus
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Vannarapet, Tirunelveli, Through its Managing Director – Respondent