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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 37442

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.SATHISH KUMAR, M.JOTHIRAMAN, JJ
Managing Director, State Express Transport Corporation – Appellant
Versus
T.Rajendran – Respondent


Advocates:
For Appellants: Mr.SC.Herold Singh
For Respondent: Mr.M.Jerin Mathew

Table of Content
1. challenge to single judge order on salary and alternative job. (Para 2)
2. appellants' submission on alternative employment offered. (Para 3)
3. single judge applied mandatory disability provisions. (Para 5)
4. medical leave salary cannot be denied post-disability recognition. (Para 6)
5. appeal dismissed; salary payment ordered. (Para 7 , 8)

(Judgment of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.)

Challenging the order of the learned Single Judge dated 09.10.2025, in and by which this Court directed the authorities to provide the writ petitioner an alternative job and pay his last drawn salary to the petitioner from 12.06.2023, this writ appeal has been filed.

2.The writ petitioner was originally appointed as Driver cum conductor.

During his service he suffered disability and obtained medical leave. For such period, the salary to the writ petitioner was rejected treating the said period as unauthorized absent. However, the learned Single Judged directed the appellants to pay salary to the writ petitioner for such period.

3.The learned counsel for the appellants submits that considering the disability acquired by the respondent/writ petitioner, an alternative employment as

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