WP/14201/2026 of A.Sivakumar Vs The Managing Director
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 20-04-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA
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A.Sivakumar
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Managing Director
The Tamil Nadu State Marketing
Corporation Limited,
Head Office, 4th Floor,
CMDA Tower-2,
Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
2. The District Manager,
The Tamil Nadu State Marketing
Corporation Limited,
Tiruppur District, Tiruppur.
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of Constitution of
India praying to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records
of the 2nd Respondent in his Proceedings in Na.Ka. No.707/ 2025/A1 dated
30.08.2025 and quash the same as illegal, violation of law and further direct the
respondents to appoint the petitioner as an salesman, with all servic e benefits
within the stipulated time.
For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.Jothi Basu
For Respondent(s): Mr.M.Sekar, Standing Counsel
ORDER
The petition has been filed to call for the records of the 2nd Respondent
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in his Proceedings in Na.Ka. No.707/ 2025/A1 dated 30.08.2025 and quash the
same as illegal, violation of law and further, direct the re spondents to appoint
the petitioner as an salesman, with all service benefits within the stipulated
time.
2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of
this Court that the very same issue involved in this writ petition ha s been dealt
by this Court in writ petition in W.P.(MD)Nos.22776 and 22777 of 2025 dated
21.08.2025, wherein, it is observed as follows:
“5. In view of the above decision and considering the
submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner,
these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the
concerned respondent to pay subsistence allowance to the
petitioner, if not already paid, strictly in accordance with
law and further directed to conclude the disciplinary
proceedings initiated against the petitioner, within a period
of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this
order. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently,
the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. ”
3. The aforesaid common order dated 21.08.2025 squarely applies on all
fours to the case in hand and therefore, this writ petition is allowed as prayed for
with a direction to the concerned respondent to pay subsistence allowance to the
petitioner, if not already paid, strictly in accordance with law and further
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directed to conclude the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner,
within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
There shall be no order as to costs.
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Index: Yes/No
Speaking/Non-speaking order
Neutral Citation: Yes/No
ssa
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P.T.ASHA, J.
ssa
To
1.The Managing Director
The Tamil Nadu State Marketing
Corporation Limited,
Head Office, 4th Floor,
CMDA Tower-2,
Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
2.The District Manager,
The Tamil Nadu State Marketing
Corporation Limited,
Tiruppur District, Tiruppur.
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20-04-2026
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