Rajendran v. The Commissioner Of Sugar,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 02.06.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN Rajendran ... Petitioner Vs.
1.
The Commissioner of Sugar, Periyar Maligai, 690, Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035.
The Administrator, Subramaniya Siva Co-operative, Sugar Mills Ltd., Gopalapuram Village, Alapuram Post, Pappireddipatti Taluk, Dharmapuri District.
... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, seeking for an issuance of writ of mandamus, to direct the respondents to pay the petitioner's salary dues from the date of the petitioner's suspension on 23.03.2008 to till the date of the petitioner's re-joining duty. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Thiruvengadam For Respondents : Mr.N.Naveen Kumar Government Advocate for R1 : Mr.R.U.Dinesh Rajkumar Additional Government Pleader for R2
ORDER
The present writ petition has been filed to direct the respondents to pay the petitioner's salary dues from the date of suspension on 23.03.2008 till the date of rejoining.
The case of the petitioner is that he was suspended on 23.03.2008 on the ground of alleged theft of sugar blades worth of Rs.2,000/- It is the further submission of the petitioner that the criminal complaint filed against him was ultimately ended in acquittal vide order dated 27.06.2008 by the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Pappireddipatti. Further it is submitted that the criminal revision petition filed by the second respondent was ultimately dismissed by this Court on 21.04.2011 and with great difficulty, the petitioner was reinstated in the post. 3.
Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner would submit that, in spite of reinstatement, the salary from the date of suspension till the date of rejoining has not been disbursed by the respondents. It is his further submission that in this regard, the petitioner has sent a representation on 27.03.2023 and in spite of such representation, the respondents have not passed any order.
4.
Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 5.
Since the petitioner has come up with the restricted prayer to consider his representation, without going into the merits of the matter, this Court deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to consider the above representation within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order on its own merits and in accordance with law. 6.
In view of the above direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.
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C.KUMARAPPAN, J.
veda To 1.
The Commissioner of Sugar, Periyar Maligai, 690, Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035.
The Administrator, Subramaniya Siva Co-operative, Sugar Mills Ltd., Gopalapuram Village, Alapuram Post, Pappireddipatti Taluk, Dharmapuri District.
02.06.2025