A.Thaivayanai v. The Secretary To Government

2026:MHC:574

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05.02.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI REV.APPL.Nos.236 to 251 of 2025 in W.A.Nos.570, 567, 573, 569, 564, 560, 572, 562, 568, 565, 557, 559, 563, 561, 558 and 566 of 2018 Rev.Appl.No.236 of 2025 A.Thaivayanai ..Applicant/Appellant -vs1. The Secretary to Government Adi Dravidar Welfare Tribal Department, Fort.St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Director of Adi Dravidar Welfare Tribal Department, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 5.

3. The District Adi Dravidar Welfare Tribal Office, Vellore, Vellore District.

4. The Special Thasildhar, Adhi Dravidar Welfare, Thirupathur, Vellore District.

..Respondents Prayer: Review Application is filed under Order 47 Rule 1 of CPC to review the order dated 10.07.2018 in W.A.No.570 of 2018. For Applicant : Mr.K.R.Gunashekar and Mr.S.Patrick (in all) For Respondents: Mr.K.H.Ravikumar Govt. Advocate (in all)

C O M M O N O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam,J.) These Review Applications have been instituted, seeking review of the common order of this Court dated 10.07.2018.

2. Learned counsel for the Applicants would submit that service benefits are to be extended to the Review Applicants, including promotions, revision of pay, etc.

3. Re-adjudication of merits in a review proceedings is impermissible. The scope of Review Application cannot be expanded for the purpose of adjudication of grounds on merits. Even non consideration of certain grounds raised on merits would not provide scope for maintaining review application and only in the event of error apparent, Court may entertain review application and therefore, this Court does not find any error apparent, warranting exercise of powers of review jurisdiction.

4. Learned Government Advocate brought to the notice of this Court that issues raised are no more res integra and the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India confirmed the orders passed by this Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.5529 of 2019 dated 01.04.2019.

Based on the judgment of the Apex Court, Division Bench of this Court also allowed Writ Appeals filed by the State in a batch of cases reported in 2026:MHC:348. In this backdrop, there is no acceptable ground or error apparent pointed out by the applicants for entertaining these review Applications.

Hence, the present Review Applications stand dismissed. No costs.

(S.M.S.,J.) (M.D.I.,J.) 05.02.2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order ar Note: Registry to type all cause titles To:

1. The Secretary to Government, Adi Dravidar Welfare Tribal Department, Fort.St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Director of Adi Dravidar Welfare Tribal Department, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 5.

3. The District Adi Dravidar Welfare Tribal Office, Vellore, Vellore District.

4. The Special Thasildhar, Adhi Dravidar Welfare, Thirupathur, Vellore District.

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

AND M.DHANDAPANI, J.

ar REV.APPL.Nos.236 to 251 of 2025 05.02.2026