2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 99973

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 25-09-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNASWAMY GOVINDARAJAN WA No. 437 of 2023 AND WA NO. 439 OF 2023,WA NO. 447 OF 2023, WA NO. 448 OF 2023,WA NO. 440 OF 2023, WA NO. 445 OF 2023,WA NO. 441 OF 2023, WP NO. 12751 OF 2021,WA NO. 1976 OF 2023,WA NO. 1965 OF
2023,WA NO. 1967 OF 2023,WA NO. 1969 OF 2023 CNR: {HCMA010105022023}
WA No. 437 of 2023:
The Additional Chief Secretary To Government Tamil Nadu, Transport Department, Secretariat, Chennai 9 ..Appellant(s)
Vs
1. R.Sankaran
2. S.Balasubramanian
3. M.Ramamurthy 4. V.Thiyagarajan
5. M.Vithiyanandam
6. L.Mariyadoss
7. S.Ramalingam
8. R.Pandiyan 9. R.Baskaran
10.V.Velusamy 11.V.Elangovan
12.S.Balakrishnan
13.R.Devarajan
14.A. Leela
15.R. Vasantha 16.V.Sivakumar
17.R.Venugopalan
18.K.Dayalan
19.P.Muthunarayanan
20.S.Umapathy
21.V.Rathinasamy
22.K.N.Karunyan 23.K.Muthusamy
24.R.Padmanabhan
25.P.Gopal
26.N.Palanisamy
27.C.R.Palanisamy 28.R.Jagannathan
29.R.Thangamudiraja
30.K.Sethuraman
31.K.J. Vijayakumar 32.R.Santhamoorthi
33.M.Vengitusamy
34.M.P.Jaganathan
35.K.Dorairaj
36.K.Ponnuswamy
37.V.Arumugam
38.P.N.Jaganathan
39.K.Arumugam 40.A.Manoharan 41.P.Sadasivam
42.P.Shanmugavelu
43.S.Selvaraj
44.S.Somasundaram
45.P.Masilamani
46.T.T.Devaraji
47.The Administrator, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Employees Pension Fund Trust, Pallavan Salai, Chennai 600 002.
48.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Villupuram ) Ltd., 3/137, Salamedu, Villupuram 605 602.
49.The Managing Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai ) Ltd., Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002.
50.The Managing Director, State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu) Ltd., Pallavan, Salai,600 002.
51.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu state Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Ltd., 46, Railway Station New Road, Kumbakonam. 52.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd., Bye Pass Road, Madurai 625 010.
53.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Ltd., 12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem 636 007.
54.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore) Ltd., 37, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore 641 043.
55.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Thirunelvelli) Ltd., Vannarappettai, TVDM Road, Thirunelvelli.
..Respondent(s)
Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent to set aside the order dated 22.04.2022 and made in WP.No. 35085 of 2019.
For Appellant(s): Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader For Respondent(s): Mr.S.T.Varadarajalu For R 1 To 46 Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel For Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For R 47 Mr.M.Aswin For R 48 And 53 Mr.C.Gowthamraj For R 49, 52 & 55 WA.No.439 of 2023:
For Appellant(s): Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader For Respondent(s): Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel For Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For R 3 Mr.M.Aswin For R 2 WA.No.440 of 2023:
For Appellant(s): Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Krishnaswamy for R1&2 Mr.C.Gauthama Raj for R3&6 Mr.M.Aswin For R 5 & 7 Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel For Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For R10 WA.No.441 of 2023:
For Appellant(s): Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Soundar Raj for R1-8, 10&11 Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel For Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For R13 WA.Nos.445 & 448 of 2023:
For Appellant(s): Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader For Respondent(s): Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel For Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For R3 WA.No.447 of 2023:
For Appellant(s): Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Soundar Raj for R1&2 Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel For Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For R3 WA.No.1965 of 2023:
For Appellant(s): Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel For Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For Respondent(s): Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader for R47 Mr.C.Gauthama Raj for R49,52&55 Mr.M.Aswin for R48&53 WA.No.1967 of 2023:
For Appellant(s): Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel For Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Krishnaswamy for R1&2 Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader for R3 Mr.C.Gauthamaraj for R4 Mr.C.Senapathi for R10 WA.No.1969 of 2023:
For Appellant(s): Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel For Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Sounder Raj for R2-8, 10&11 Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader for R12-14 WA.No.1976 of 2023:
For Appellant(s): Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel For Mr.C.S.K.Sathish For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Sounder Raj for R1 Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader for R3-5 WP.No.12751 of 2021:
For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.Dinesh For Respondent(s): Mrs.Y.Kavitha Additional Government Pleader for R1 Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel for Mr.C.S.K.Sathish for R2 Mr.M.Aswin for R5&8 Mr.C.Senapathi for R6 Mr.C.Gauthama Raj for R10