Saravanakumar.V v. The General Manager

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE and W.M.P.(MD) No.18031 of 2022 V.Saravanakumar ... Petitioner -vsThe General Manager Tamil Nadu State Trasnport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd.

Dindigul Region Bye Pass Road, Dindigul ... Respondent PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorari calling for records pertaining to the impugned order of the respondent in Ref:LD4TN/2796, dated 17.01.2022, quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner :

Mr.G.M.Xavier For Respondent :

Mr.S.C.Herold Singh Standing Counsel

O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned order dated 17.01.2022, passed by the respondent, imposing the punishment of stoppage of increment for two years with cumulative effect.

2. Admittedly, there is an appeal remedy available to the petitioner before the Managing Director of the respondent - Transport Corporation, if aggrieved by the impugned order dated 17.01.2022, passed by the respondent.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits, on instructions, that the petitioner is willing to prefer an appeal as against the impugned order passed by the respondent.

4. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent - Transport Corporation has also not raised any serious objection, if permission is granted to the petitioner by this Court to file an appeal before the Managing Director of the respondent - Transport Corporation within a time frame to be fixed by this Court and a direction is issued to the Managing Director of the

respondent - Transport Corporation to dispose of the appeal after adhering to the principles of natural justice within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

5. For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the petitioner to file an appeal before the Managing Director of the respondent - Transport Corporation (Appellate Authority) challenging the impugned order dated 17.01.2022, passed by the respondent, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the said appeal from the petitioner within the stipulated period, the Managing Director of the respondent - Transport Corporation shall entertain the same, without insisting that the appeal ought to have been filed within the period of limitation, and pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law by adhering to the principles of natural justice, within a period of eight weeks thereafter. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

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