Authority: High Court of Judicature at Madras

Order Date: 01-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: M. Doraisamy Reddy, residing at F‑B, 7th Block, 1st floor, Jains Natchathira Apartment, Chinna Nolambur, Chennai 95.
  • Respondents:

1. State Express Transport Corporation, represented by its Chairman and the Additional Chief Secretary (Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu).

2. State Express Transport Corporation, represented by its Managing Director.

3. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Employees Pension Trust, represented by its Administrator.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

  • Nature of petition: Writ petition under Article 226 seeking a writ of mandamus directing the third respondent (the Pension Trust) to sanction dearness allowance to the petitioner from 2015 onward at government rates, and to pay arrears with 6% interest, invoking Rule 20A of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Employees Pension Fund Rules and several prior High Court orders (W.P. No. 34530 of 2012 dated 08‑11‑2013; Contempt petition No. 830 of 2014 dated 09‑12‑2014; W.P. No. 26133 of 2018 dated 11‑12‑2018; W.P.(MD) No. 24751 of 2018 dated 17‑12‑2018).
  • The petitioner had also filed representations dated 01‑04‑2022 and 19‑04‑2022.
  • During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the writ petition and submitted an endorsement to that effect.

Final Outcome

  • The Court recorded the withdrawal request, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, and ordered that no costs be awarded to any party.

Topics: Legal Withdrawal, Transport Sector