WP No. 29470 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ WP No. 29470 of 2026 Ourland Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd. Represented by its Director, Mr. P.S. Sivaguru, 3rd Floor, Atandra Towers, 25, Thirumalai Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017 ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Tamilnadu Local Bodies Ombudsman No.100, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai-600 017 2. The Commissioner Hosur City Municipal Corporation, Hosur, 635 109 ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd Respondent to comply with the directions of the 1st Respondent’s order dated 15.04.2026 based on the Petitioner’s representation dated 27.04.2026 within a reasonable time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner(s): M/S. S.Sandhya For Respondent(s): Mr.J.V.Sakthi Baalakrishnan, Government Counsel for R1 Mr.T.Balaji, Standing Counsel for R2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 29470 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 6 ORDER By consent of learned counsel on both sides, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. 2. The present writ petition is filed praying for a writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd Respondent to comply with the directions set out in the 1st Respondent’s order dated 15.04.2026, based on the Petitioner’s representation dated 27.04.2026. 3. The Petitioner is a company engaged in solid waste management operations. Between 2019 and 2023, Petitioner entered into contracts with the 2nd Respondent for supply of manpower for solid waste management and allied activities. Pursuant to the work orders issued by the 2nd Respondent, the Petitioner supplied the required manpower and completed the assigned work. Though the 2nd Respondent released payments periodically during the execution of the work, it failed to release the final payment upon completion of the contract in 2023. A sum of Rs. 31,85,691/-, together with the EMD, Security Deposit and other refundable amounts remains unpaid despite repeated requests. The 2nd Respondent initially cited the non-submission of EPF and ESI records, although the same had already been furnished by the Petitioner. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 29470 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 6 4. Aggrieved by the inaction of the 2nd Respondent, Petitioner lodged a complaint before the 1st Respondent under the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Ombudsman Act, 2014. During the proceedings, the 2nd Respondent acknowledged that the EPF and ESI records had been verified and undertook to release the outstanding amount, including the EMD and Security Deposit, within a period of one month. Recording the said undertaking, the 1st Respondent, by order dated 15.04.2026, directed the 2nd Respondent to release the outstanding dues within a period of one month. The relevant portion of the order is extracted hereunder: "இந்நேந்ர்வில்> ஒசூர் மாந்கர்ட்சியில் மானுதார்ர்ன் Our Land Engineering Works Pvt.Ltd-ககு மாந்கர்ட்சியால் பிடிதாதாமா செயாயாப்ப்ட்ட் செதாகைகயிகைன், மானுதார்ர் மார்ப்பிதாதுள்ள் ESI மாற்றுமா EPF செதாட்ர்ப்ன் விவர்ங்ககைள் ஒசூர் மாந்கர்ட்சியில் உள்ள் வருகைக ப்திநேவட்நேட்டு ர்ப்ர்ககப்ப்ட்டு அவருககு ந்லுகைவதா செதாகைக ஒரு மாதாதாதிற்குள் வழங்க ந்ட்வடிககைக எடுககப்ப்டுமா என்றுமா, மானுதார்ருககு வழங்கப்ப்ட் நேவண் டியா EMD மாற்றுமா Security Deposit செதாகைகயான் ரூ.12,60,025/-ஐ வழங்குவதாற்குமா ந்ட்வடிககைக எடுககப்ப்டுமா என்றுமா ஒசூர் மாந்கர்ட்சி மாந்கர் ந்ல் அலுவல்ர் தான்னுகைட்யா வககுமூல்தாதில் செதார்விதாதாவறு. ஒப்ப்ந்தாப் ப்ண்ககன் மீதாமுள்ள் செதாகைக மாற்றுமா EMD மாற்றுமா Security Deposit விதிமுகைற்களுககு உட்ப்ட்டு ஒரு மாதாதாதிற்குள் மானுதார்ருககு வழங்கிட் ஓசூர் மாந்கர்ட்சி ஆகைண்யாருககு அமாமுகைற்மான் ற் ந்டுவமா ப்ர்ந்துகைர் செயாது ஆகைண்யிடுகிற்து. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 29470 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 6 2026 ஆமா ஆண் டு ஏப்ர்ல் திங்கள் 15-ஆமா ந்ள் என்ன்ல் கைகசெயாப்ப்மிட்ப்ப்ட்டு அலுவல்க முதாதிகைர்யுட்ன் இவவகைண் செவள்யிட்ப்ப்டுகிற்து.” However, despite the said order and the Petitioner's representations dated 27.04.2026 and 14.05.2026, the 2nd Respondent has failed to comply with the directions. Hence, the present writ petition is filed. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the order dated 15.04.2026 has attained finality, as it has not been challenged by the 2nd Respondent before any competent forum. The continued withholding of the outstanding amount, including the EMD and Security Deposit, for nearly three years is arbitrary and illegal and has caused severe financial hardship to the Petitioner. 6. To which, learned counsel for the respondents would submit that they would consider the petitioner's representation dated 27.04.2026 and pass appropriate orders ensuring that the outstanding dues are paid within a time period stipulated by this Court. Agreed to by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 7. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondents, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition by directing the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 29470 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 6 second respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 27.04.2026 on its own merits and pass appropriate orders, ensuring that the outstanding dues are paid within a period of twelve weeks from the date of uploading of web copy of this order, without waiting for receipt of a certified copy thereof, keeping in view the undertaking given before the 1st respondent /Ombudsman, as recorded in the order dated 15.04.2026, after affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and any other interested persons, in accordance with law. 8. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. 28-07-2026 SHK https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 29470 of 2026 __________ Page6 of 6 MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J. SHK To 1. The Tamilnadu Local Bodies Ombudsman No.100, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai-600 017 2. The Commissioner Hosur City Municipal Corporation, Hosur, 635 109. WP No. 29470 of 2026 28-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis