V.Ramasamy v. The Principal Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 18.06.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN 1.V.Ramasamy 2.Pulavar R.Varutharajan 3.S.Arumugam 4.S.Perumal 5.A.S.Maganathan 6.P.Sellammal 7.Ramasamy Reddiar 8.Chithambaram 9.A.Vellaiyan 10.V.Kamalam 11.K.Agilandam 12.A.Santhadevi 13.R.Gowri 14.Kallyammal 15.S.A.Natesan 16.A.Muthugoundar 17.R.Govintharaju 18.R.Sabapathy 19.Thirunarayanasamy 20.A.Arunachalam 21.R.Sivananthan 22.S.Varatharasan 23.R.Kesavan 24.P.Kuppusamy 25.K.Chinnasamy 26.M.Ganesan 1/6
27.R.Thiyagarajan 28.A.Ganesan 29.K.Sundram 30.P.Varatharajan 31.V.Subbarayan 32.P.Kamalam 33.V.Thangamma 34.T.K.Muthusamy 35.Manimekalai 36.Pachiyammal 37.K.Ramamoorthy 38.P.Samydurai 39.P.Mallika 40.R.Neelavathy 41.K.Lakshmi 42.A.Ganesan ... Petitioners Vs.
The Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
... Respondent Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's representation dated 09.01.2025, for granting additional quantum of pension from the age of 75 years by extending G.O.Ms.No.385 Home (Courts - I) Department dated 20.07.2023 to the petitioners i.e., non judicial pensioners of the State of Tamil Nadu. 2/6
For Petitioners : Mr.R.Prem Narayan For Respondent : Mr.N.Naveen Kumar Government Advocate
O R D E R
The instant writ petition has been filed with a prayer for issuing a mandamus to direct the respondent to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's representation dated 09.01.2025 for granting additional quantum of pension from the age of 75 years by extending G.O.Ms.No.385 Home (Courts - I) Department dated 20.07.2023 to the petitioners i.e., non judicial pensioners of the State of Tamil Nadu.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate for the respondent and perused the materials available on record.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners were working in the Government of Tamilnadu and they have been retired from service on various dates. It is the further submission of the 3/6
petitioners, they have been receiving pension from the Government of Tamil Nadu.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioners would further submit that, by virtue of G.O.Ms.No.42 Finance (Pension) Department dated 07.02.2011, they are entitled to an additional quantum of pension from the age of 75 years. However, the petitioners have not been granted with additional quantum of pension. In this connection, the petitioners have made a representation dated 09.01.2025 to the respondents, such representation has not yet been considered by the respondents. Hence the present writ petition has been filed.
5. At this juncture, the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent would submit that they would consider the petitioners' representation within a reasonable time.
6. In such view of the matter, without going into the merits of the Writ Petition, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the respondent to consider the petitioners' representation dated 09.01.2025 and pass order on its own 4/6
merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
7. With the above directions, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.
18.06.2025 jas Index : Yes/No Speaking order /Non Speaking Order To The Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
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C.KUMARAPPAN, J.
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