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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 35261
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J
Gunasekaran – Appellant
Versus
Tamilnadu Civil Supplies Corporation rep.by its Managing Director – Respondent
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.G.R.Nesakkaran
For the Respondents: Mr.G.Mohan Kumar Standing Counsel
Court directs expeditious disposal of voluntary retirement application post-medical verification, without merits adjudication.
Headnote:The petitioner, employed as a Helper, suffered leg defects impairing duty performance and applied for voluntary retirement on 03.08.2025. Respondents referred him to a Medical Board on 11.12.2025, which issued a report, but took no further action. Article 226 writ petition filed seeking mandamus to consider the application and grant benefits. Court directed expeditious disposal without merits adjudication. Issue framed: Inaction on voluntary retirement post Medical Board report. Ratio: Respondents verifying pending disciplinary proceedings; appropriate orders to follow verification. Writ petition disposed directing fourth respondent to pass orders within four weeks.
Act Referred
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| 1. direction for expeditious order on application. (Para 1) |
| 2. consent disposal at admission stage. (Para 2 , 3) |
O R D E R
Mr.G.Mohan Kumar, learned Standing Counsel, takes notice for the respondent - Corporation.
2. With the consent of both sides, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.
3.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent – Corporation. 4.The petitioner, while working as Helper in the respondent – Corporation, is claimed to have suffered defects in his both legs and as such, he is not able to discharge his duties. In view of the same, the petitioner is claimed to have submitted an application for voluntary retirement as early as on 03.08.2025 and thereafter, the respondents are stated to have referred the petitioner to the Medical Board on 11.12.2025 and the Medical Board has also furnished its report. However, no further steps have been taken by the respondents thereafter. Hence, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present writ petition complaining inaction on the part of the respondents on his application.
5. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent –
Corporation, on instructions, submits that after receipt of the report from the Medical Board, the respondents are verifying as to whether any disciplinary proceedings are pending against the petitioner and after verifying the same, appropriate orders would be passed expeditiously on the petitioner's application.
6. In view of the same, without going into the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the fourth respondent to pass appropriate orders on the application dated 03.08.2025 submitted by the petitioner for voluntary retirement, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
