WP No. 17783 of 2025 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29-01-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V. KARTHIKEYAN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU WP No. 17783 of 2025 V.R.Janakiraman Retd. Transportation Inspector / Projects Tiruchchirappalli Division, Southern Railway. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Union Of India Rep. By The General Manager, Southern Railway, Park Town, Chennai-3. 2. The Divisional Personnel Officer Tiruchirappalli Division, Southern Railway, Trichy. ..Respondent(s) This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, in the nature of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for records relating to the order made in O.A. 310/ 00107/ 2024 dated 13.02.2024 on the file of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench and to quash the same and to https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 17783 of 2025 __________ Page2 of 4 consequently direct the respondents to revise the average emoluments as Rs.23,100 + grade pay of Rs.4800/- instead of Rs.22,280/- + Grade of pay of Rs.4800/- and to further re-fix the pension and other retirement benefits effective from 01.07.2013 with all the monetary benefits arising thereto. For Petitioner(s): Mr.L.Chandrakumar For Respondent(s): Ms.P.J.Anitha, SPC for R1 & R2 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by K.Kumaresh Babu J.) The petitioner’s claim for grant of increment, which is governed by the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Civil Appeal No.2471 of 2023 and followed in Civil Appeal No.3933 of 2023, had been negatived, on the ground of res-judicata, as the petitioner had already approached the Tribunal and lost the claim. 2.However, today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Senior Panel Counsel for the respondents, placing reliance on the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, would indicate that the petitioner had been benefitted one notional increment from 01.05.2023 prospectively, pursuant to the orders of the Hon’ble Apex Court. However, his claim from the year 2013 to 2023 stood negatived. The said factum had not been placed before the Tribunal, while dealing with the matter. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 17783 of 2025 __________ Page3 of 4 3.In view of the statement made in the counter affidavit that the petitioner had benefitted with his claim, but however, only with prospective effect, we do not find any necessity to adjudicate the writ petition any further and accordingly, the writ petition stands closed. No costs. (C.V.K.,J.) (K.B.,J.) 29-01-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No smv To 1.The General Manager Southern Railway, Park Town, Chennai-3. 2.The Divisional Personnel Officer Tiruchirappalli Division, Southern Railway, Trichy. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 17783 of 2025 __________ Page4 of 4 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J. AND K.KUMARESH BABU, J. SMV WP No. 17783 of 2025 29-01-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis