Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicle v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.08.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & WMP.Nos.10334 & 10335 of 2018 Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicle Maintenance Department, Engineers Association (Reg.no.48/2013), Government Automobile Workshop, Kottapattu, Tiruchirapalli-23 rep. by its President.

..Petitioner vs.

1.State of Tamilnadu, rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009 ... Respondent PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to G.O.Ms.No.328, Finance(Pay Cell) Department dated 31.10.2017 passed by the respondent and quash the same as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondent to grant revision of pay scale in terms of G.O.Ms.No.303, Finance(Pay Cell) Department dated 11.10.2017 based on the pay scale presently drawn by the 1/4

petitioner Association together with all consequential benefits. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Muthappan For Respondent : Mr.V.Jeevagiridharan, AGP

ORDER

The learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submitted that the issue involved in this Writ Petition is covered by the decision of the Apex Court in the case of Tamil Nadu Rural Development Engineers and Assistant Engineers Association Vs. Government of Tamilnadu & Others reported in 2019 SCC OnLine SC 1527. He also produced a copy of the judgment of the Apex Court before this Court.

2.In view of the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs.

Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 28.08.2024 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No dn 2/4

To 1.State of Tamilnadu, rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009 3/4

BATTU DEVANAND, J dn 28.08.2024 4/4