K.K.Ramakrishnan v. State of Tamil Nadu

Order (Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.) This writ of mandamus has been instituted to direct the respondents to enhance the fixed travelling allowance at Rs.3000/- per month and pay the same in accordance with the pay commission revision with effect from 2016. Page3 of 5

¶2The petitioners are working in the High Court as Bailiffs. They have submitted a representation to the Registrar General of High Court seeking enhancement of fixed travelling allowance at the rate of Rs.3000/- per month. Based on the representation of the petitioners, the High Court submitted multiple proposals to the Government for consideration. Finally the Government considered and rejected the claim vide Letter No.24537/Home-Courts V/2020-4 dated 02.04.2026 stating that enhancement of fixed travelling allowance is not feasible for consideration at this juncture. Further, the Government has stated that same may be examined at the time of general pay revision in the ensuing 8th Pay Commission.

¶3This Court is of the considered view that the relief as such sought for in the writ petition is misconceived. Bailiffs themselves have fixed the enhanced fixed travelling allowance to be paid to them and submitted a representation without any basis or by not relying upon any of the Government Orders or the Rules in force. Any claim relating to pay or allowances must be based on the Pay Rules or Government Orders in force. If at all any grievance with respect to the pay or allowance exists, such grievances are to be placed before the Grievances Redressal Committee constituted in pursuance to the Pay Commission and it is necessary for the High Court to Page4 of 5 examine such representation in a judicious manner including the entitlement of the employees with reference to the Pay Rules in force and Government Orders and then submit necessary proposals.

¶4With the above observations, this writ petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. (S.M.S.,J.) (N.S.,J.) 11-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order KST To

¶1The Secretary To Government, Home (courts-

v) Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

¶2The Registrar General High Court, Madras-600 104. WPoNo.o32139oofo2025 S.M.SUBRAMANIAMeJ. AND N.SENTHILKUMAReJ. KST WPeNo.e32139eofe2025 AND WMPeNO.e36029eOFe2025 11-06-2026 Page5oofo5

Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 11-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR WP No. 32139 of 2025 AND WMP NO. 36029 OF 2025 1. K.K.Ramakrishnan 2. M.Pachaimuthu 3. L.Arunachalam 4. T.R.Seenivasan 5. P.Paramadoss 6. S.Christopher 7. G.Suresh 8. A.Syed Niyas Ahamed 9. M.Ramu 10.R.Shanmugam 11.G.Rathinavel 12.L.Ganesh 13.P.Lakshmanan 14.K.Balraj 15.J.James 16.V.Mohan 17.S.Venkatesan 18.R.Natarajan 19.S.Senthil Kumar 20.A.Devendran 21.K.Velmurugan 22.G.Dhandapani 23.C.S.Elanchezhian 24.S.Alamuthu 25.Muthuramalingam 26.S.Joseph Julia 27.A.Mayandi 28.B.Sachindran 29.O.Saji Page2 of 5 30.A.Karuppusamy 31.S.Periasamy 32.R.Manickam ..Petitioners Vs 1. State Of Tamil Nadu Rep. By Its Secretary To Government, Home (courts-v) Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. 2. The Registrar General High Court, Madras-600 104. ..Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to enhance the fixed travelling allowance at Rs.3000/- per month and pay the same in accordance with the pay commission revision with effect from 2016. For Petitioners : Ms.ARL.Gandhimathi, Senior Counsel for Mr.L.Palani Muthu For Respondents : Mr.R.Sankaran, Government Counsel for R1, Mr.E.V.Chandru @ E.Chandrasekaran, Standing Counsel for R2