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2025 DAILYLAW 55433 (MAD)

K.KUMAR v. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

WP/16821/2025 · 2025-06-03

C Kumarappan

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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WP.No.16821 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 03.06.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN WP.No.16821 of 2025 K.Kumar ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Head Office, Villuppuram. 2. The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Kancheepuram Division, Villupuram Head Office, Villupuram. ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the 2nd Respondent in Letter No.23122/sa1/ne.ma.ve.be/tha.aa.po.ka/kanchi/19 dated 17.02.2024 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the Respondents to revise and regularise the service seniority of the petitioner and give promotion with monetary benefits. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Rajaram For Respondents : Mr.S.Pavithra Standing Counsel for Transport ***** 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP.No.16821 of 2025 O R D E R The instant writ petition has been filed seeking the relief of writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the 2nd Respondent in Letter No.23122/sa1/ne.ma.ve.be/tha.aa.po.ka/kanchi/19 dated 17.02.2024 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the Respondents to revise and regularise the service seniority of the petitioner and give promotion with monetary benefits. 2. Heard Mr.A.Rajaram, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.S.Pavithra, learned Standing Counsel for Transport appearing for the respondents. 3. It is the submission of the learned Standing counsel for the respondents that there is a reference in the letter dated 17.02.2024 that a communication had sent to the petitioner on 23.07.2019 and 27.07.2019 in respect of imposing punishment against him. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that he has not received any communication and the narration in the impugned letter is factually incorrect. Therefore, the same has to be interfered with. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP.No.16821 of 2025 4. This Court does not find any merits in this writ petition, as the letter dated 17.02.2024 is only informing about the issuance of earlier letter. Whether it is factually correct or not cannot be gone into in the writ proceedings. However, as rightly contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner, he may be given liberty to challenge the orders dated 23.07.2019 and 27.07.2019 in accordance with law. 5. In view of the above discussions, this writ petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the orders dated 23.07.2019 and 27.07.2019 in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. 03.06.2025 kmi Index : Yes /No Speaking order : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No To 1. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Head Office, Villuppuram. 2. The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Kancheepuram Division, Villupuram Head Office, Villupuram. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP.No.16821 of 2025 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. kmi WP.No.16821 of 2025 03.06.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis