S.Deen Mohammed v. The Chairman

Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 25-02-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI WP Nos. 6232, 6240 and 6242 of 2026 and WMP.Nos.6704, 6709 and 6712 of 2026 S.Deen Mohammed ..Petitioner in WP.No.6232 of 2026 A.Nayaranan ..Petitioner in WP.No.6240 of 2026 A.Sivakumar ..Petitioner in WP.No.6242 of 2026 Vs

¶1The Chairman TANGEDCO, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

¶2The Chief Engineer (personal) And Convener Committee, TANGEDCO, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

¶3The Superintending Engineer Parsonvalley, Power House Project VI, Emerald Post, and Village, Kundhah Taluk, Ooty, The Nilgiris District-643 209.

¶4The Superintending Engineer / Civil Hydro Project, 955 EVN Road, Erode 638 009 Page2 of 6 ..Respondents in all the writ petitions Common Prayer: This Writ petitions have been filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of 4th respondent in his proceedings bearing Letter No. 000454/ Adm./ A.1/ 2024-14 dated 1.07.2024 and quash the same and consequently to absorb the petitioner as a regular helper in the service of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (Now TANGEDCO ) in accordance with B.P. (FB) No. 44 and the 12/ 3 Settlement by granting the benefit of Ex-gratia payment from the date of his initial engagement on 1.06.1994 till the date of his regular absorption and to extend all other consequential service and monetary benefits on par with his juniors who have already been absorbed in to service and to pass For Petitioner(s): Mr. G.Ilamurugu For Respondent(s): Mr.Venkatesh Prasad AP for M/s.Advit Law Chambers COMMON ORDER Since the issue involved in all these writ petitions are one and the same, the same are disposed by way of this common order.

¶2These writ petitions have been filed seeking to quash the order passed by the 4 threspondent negativing the claim made by the petitioners to absorb them into service of Tangedco and also to grant them the benefit of ex-gratia payment. Page3 of 6

¶3It is the case of the petitioners that they were engaged by a contractor, carrying out works for TANGEDCO. According to the petitioners, they were engaged in contractual work as early as from 1994. It is the grievance of the petitioners that despite their long and continuous service with the TANGEDCO, their services were not regularized. It is also the grievance of the petitioners that the ex-gratia amount paid by the TANGEDCO to the contractual workers were not paid to them. Seeking regularization of their services and also the payment of ex-gratia amount, the petitioners made a representation to the TANGECO. By way of impugned order, the representation made by the petitioners was rejected. Challenging the said impugned order dated 01.07.2024, the present writ petitions have been filed.

¶4Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

¶5The petitioners have not produced any materials to prove that they were engaged by TANGEDCO or they were working under a contractor engaged by TANGEDCO. Moreover, these are the disputed questions of facts. This Court cannot determine the status of the petitioners and give Page4 of 6 directions to the Electricity Board for regularisation of their services. These are matters which require both oral and documentary evidence. Therefore, the petitioners have to approach the competent Court and no relief could be granted to the petitioners by this Court at this stage.

¶6The writ petitions are dismissed. However, the petitioners are at liberty to file appropriate petitions before the Labour Court. In that event, all contentions are kept open. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 25-02-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order RLI Page5 of 6 To

¶1The Chairman TANGEDCO, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

¶2The Chief Engineer (personal) And Convener Committee, TANGEDCO, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

¶3The Superintending Engineer Parsonvalley, Power House Project VI, Emerald Post, and Village, Kundhah Taluk, Ooty, The Nilgiris District-643 209.

¶4The Superintending Engineer / Civil Hydro Project, 955 EVN Road, Erode 638 009 Page6 of 6

M.DHANDAPANI, J. RLI WP Nos. 6232, 6240 and 6242 of 2026 25-02-2026