STATE OF TAMIL NADU Vs. TV VENUGOPALAN
LAWS(SC)-1994-8-41
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: MADRAS)
Decided on August 03,1994

STATE OF TAMIL NADU Appellant
VERSUS
Tv Venugopalan Respondents


Cited Judgements :-

RANJANA LAU SALAKAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2007-6-101] [REFERRED TO]
SCRET EMPLOYEES ORGANISATION VS. STATE OF MANIPUR [LAWS(GAU)-1996-5-19] [REFERRED TO]
UPEN CHANDRA SHARMAH VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2004-6-34] [REFERRED TO]
BHAGIRATHI SINGH VS. JHARKHAND STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD [LAWS(JHAR)-2013-3-39] [REFERRED TO]
P. ELUMALAI VS. EAST DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONER [LAWS(DLH)-2014-5-593] [REFERRED TO]
VIRENDRA KUMAR BHARDWAJ VS. SYNDICATE BANK [LAWS(ALL)-2006-2-1] [REFERRED TO]
PRABHU DAYAL VS. REGIONAL FOOD CONTROLLER JHANSI REGION SENIOR MARKETING INSPECTOR [LAWS(ALL)-2006-3-277] [REFERRED TO]
VRINDAVAN TIWARI VS. COMMISSIONER JHANSI DIVISION JHANSI [LAWS(ALL)-2007-2-248] [REFERRED TO]
KRIPA SHANKER SINGH VS. DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, U.P.S.R.T.C., VARNASI [LAWS(ALL)-2006-8-393] [REFERRED TO]
GOPAL SINGH VS. UNION OF INDIA & ORS [LAWS(BOM)-2017-12-262] [REFERRED TO]
U P STATE SUGAR CORPN LTD VS. DEPUTY LABOUR COMMISSIONER [LAWS(ALL)-1996-4-38] [REFERRED TO]
K. KUMARASWAMY VS. REGIONAL MANAGER [LAWS(TLNG)-2022-11-10] [REFERRED TO]
CH. V.SUBBA RAO VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(APH)-2023-3-46] [REFERRED TO]
MD. AFZAL VS. SINGARENI COLLIERIES CO.LTD. [LAWS(APH)-2015-8-99] [REFERRED TO]
UNION OF INDIA VS. GURVINDER SINGH [LAWS(P&H)-2004-1-1] [REFERRED TO]
MD. KHURSHID ALAM VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2024-5-93] [REFERRED TO]
KALA SINGH VS. STATE OF H.P. [LAWS(HPH)-2020-6-9] [REFERRED TO]
SOUTH ESTERN COALFIELDS LTD VS. NIJAMUDDIN [LAWS(MPH)-2009-9-21] [REFERRED TO]
A RAJAGOPALAN VS. REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS [LAWS(MAD)-2008-6-420] [REFERRED TO]
K MICHAEL ANTONY VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2010-4-11] [REFERRED TO]
SHOBHAKANT MAHATO VS. BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED [LAWS(JHAR)-2023-8-78] [REFERRED TO]
SURENDRA NATH SINGH, VS. BHARAT COKING COAL [LAWS(JHAR)-2020-10-23] [REFERRED TO]
RAM PRASAD VS. MANAGER OF SOUTH TISRA COLLIERY [LAWS(JHAR)-2020-12-59] [REFERRED TO]
PAREMESWAR JENA VS. STATE OF ODISHA [LAWS(ORI)-2019-2-57] [REFERRED TO]
RAM AKHILESH SINGH S/O LATE DAULAT SINGH VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2014-11-15] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH VS. THE STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2014-3-52] [REFERRED TO]
R RAJUPANDI VS. TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD [LAWS(MAD)-2003-2-110] [REFERRED TO]
G S Mani VS. Health Officer [LAWS(MAD)-2003-7-14] [REFERRED TO]
RAVINDRAN VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-1999-10-91] [REFERRED TO]
M.RAJENDRAN VS. DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION [LAWS(MAD)-2019-4-390] [REFERRED TO]
T.T.BALSAMY VS. SHEELA BALAKRISHNAN [LAWS(MAD)-2012-9-142] [REFERRED TO]
P. V. VARGHESE VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-1997-6-44] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF ORISSA VS. RAMANATH PATNAIK [LAWS(SC)-1997-4-25] [RELIED ON]
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VS. GORAKHNATH SITARAM KAMBLE [LAWS(SC)-2010-11-14] [REFERRED TO]
A. SOMASUNDARAM VS. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT [LAWS(MAD)-2017-2-230] [REFERRED TO]
G.RAJAMOULI VS. ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION [LAWS(TLNG)-2022-8-93] [REFERRED TO]
WESTERN COALFIELDS LTD AND OTHERS VS. BHAGWAN SINGH [LAWS(MPH)-2017-8-234] [REFERRED TO]
SHANTI W/O. LATE RAMDAS VS. STATE OF M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2022-11-166] [REFERRED TO]
CHILAMAKURI VENKATA SUBBA RAO VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(APH)-2023-12-70] [REFERRED TO]
HADIS KHAN VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [LAWS(CAL)-1995-4-32] [REFERRED TO]
Pratul Kr Mukherjee VS. Steel Authority of India [LAWS(CAL)-1995-7-40] [REFERRED TO]
EASTERN COALFIELDS LTD. VS. GAUR CHANDRA SARKAR [LAWS(CAL)-2000-1-52] [REFERRED TO]
DILIP KUMAR DAS VS. WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS [LAWS(CAL)-2018-3-25] [REFERRED TO]
ANIL KUMAR VS. ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER/DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY, INDIA BANK, CIRCLE OFFICE VIGILANCE CELL, LUCKNOW AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2011-9-511] [REFERRED TO]
UTTAR PRADESH POWER CORPORATION LTD VS. MOHD YUNUS KHAN [LAWS(ALL)-2004-5-81] [REFERRED TO]
SUNIL KUMAR NAGPAL VS. CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2021-3-205] [REFERRED TO]
ASHOK VS. HEAD MASTER ZILLA PARISHAD HIGH SCHOOL [LAWS(BOM)-2014-7-268] [REFERRED TO]
SATYABAN BEHERA VS. STATE OF ORISSA AND OTHERS [LAWS(ORI)-2017-4-84] [REFERRED TO]
THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS. VS. RAM AKHILESH SINGH [LAWS(PAT)-2015-10-20] [REFERRED TO]
COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT VS. C SHANMUGAM [LAWS(SC)-1997-12-46] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF PUNJAB VS. S C CHADHA [LAWS(SC)-2004-2-126] [REFERRED]
B.S. SATHIYA RAO VS. COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO GOVT., TPT. DEPT., MADRAS [LAWS(MAD)-1995-1-138] [REFERRED TO]
M.GOVINDARAJAN VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2019-4-446] [REFERRED TO]
M RAMAIAH VS. SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LTD [LAWS(APH)-2008-4-19] [REFERRED TO]
ABHUBHAI DALSANGBHAI CHAUDHARI VS. PRINCIPAL NAVRANG MADHYAMIK SCHOOL [LAWS(GJH)-2020-9-880] [REFERRED TO]
STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD VS. THEIR WORKMAN [LAWS(JHAR)-2021-1-26] [REFERRED TO]
SIVAKALAI MUTHU VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2008-2-5] [REFERRED TO]
PRABHAT KUMAR VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(MPH)-2002-5-31] [REFERRED TO]
MANAGING DIRECTORE VS. SALEEMA [LAWS(J&K)-2005-3-11] [REFERRED TO]
BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED VS. WORKMEN [LAWS(JHAR)-2015-3-61] [REFERRED TO]
RAM CHANDRA JHA, SON OF AMIRI JHA VS. CENTRAL COALFIELDS LIMITED, DHARBHANGA HOUSE [LAWS(JHAR)-2018-2-140] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF U.P. THROUGH SECRETARY MEDICAL HEALTH & 3 ORS. VS. SMT. NOORJAHAN & ANR. [LAWS(ALL)-2017-4-2] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF U.P. VS. EMMNUEL SINGH AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2017-5-482] [REFERRED TO]
MAGANBHAI SHAMJIBHAI SOLANKI (ROHIT) VS. GUJARAT WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD [LAWS(GJH)-2007-2-90] [REFERRED TO]
MANTASIR ALI LASKAR VS. COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY GOVT OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2004-3-11] [REFERRED TO]
IQBABUL HAQUE VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2004-8-26] [REFERRED TO]
KAILASH NATH TIWARI VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2007-5-298] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAN VS. SHRI AYURVED MAHAVIDYALAYA [LAWS(BOM)-2024-3-101] [REFERRED TO]
M T GANESH MOORTHY VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2018-4-625] [REFERRED TO]
SUNDARAMURTHY VS. CHIEF SECRETARY; ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE [LAWS(MAD)-2015-8-428] [REFERRED]
T THIRUCHULI VS. DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND ORS [LAWS(MAD)-2013-7-374] [REFERRED]
DEPOT MANAGER, APSRTC VS. M.RAJAIAH [LAWS(TLNG)-2023-10-32] [REFERRED TO]
SURENDRA SINGH VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2006-11-43] [REFERRED TO]
S.P. Sharma VS. State of M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-1999-3-39] [REFERRED TO]
HARSHAD N. DAVE VS. REGIONAL MANAGER [LAWS(GJH)-2021-7-344] [REFERRED TO]
M P RAMACHANDRA REDDY VS. CHAIRMAN, VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST, VISAKHAPATNAM [LAWS(APH)-1999-6-120] [REFERRED]
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH VS. GULAICHI [LAWS(SC)-2003-7-97] [REFERRED]
PRITAM SINGH VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(SC)-2004-9-106] [REFERRED TO]
COL K MALAIAPPAN VS. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA [LAWS(MAD)-2009-11-300] [REFERRED TO]
CH. CHINNAKISHORE VENUKOTI VS. THE STATE OF TELANGANA, REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER & DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, BESIDE TELEPHONE BHAVAN, LAKDI [LAWS(APH)-2017-3-23] [REFERRED TO]
RAM KISHORE VS. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION DIVISION U P POWER CORPORATION [LAWS(ALL)-2003-11-3] [REFERRED TO]
R L JINDAL VS. LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-1998-3-93] [REFERRED]
SATYABIR KAUSHIK VS. CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF [LAWS(ALL)-2007-4-152] [REFERRED TO]
SHIV CHARAN VS. EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NAGAR PALIKA PARISHAD, LALITPUR AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2006-7-288] [REFERRED TO]
P C WILLIAM VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(CA)-2002-4-13] [REFERRED TO]
NAIMULLAH VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [LAWS(ALL)-2001-4-55] [REFERRED TO]
MANIK CHAND GHOSH VS. BHARAT COKING COAL LTD [LAWS(JHAR)-2003-9-120] [REFERRED TO]
BACHA SINGH VS. DIRECTOR (PERSONNEL) [LAWS(JHAR)-2013-3-67] [REFERRED TO]
SURENDRA NATH SINGH VS. BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. [LAWS(JHAR)-2018-4-192] [REFERRED TO]
YUNUS MIAN VS. B C C L , DHANBAD, AND OTHERS [LAWS(JHAR)-2017-10-68] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VS. SHRIKRISHNA JAGANNATH LASKHARE [LAWS(BOM)-2010-12-33] [REFERRED TO]
EXECUTIVE ENGINEER VS. PRAKASH GAJANAN [LAWS(BOM)-2008-9-183] [REFERRED TO]
M. MANICKAM VS. SECRETARY AND COMMISSIONER, HOME DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU, CHENNAI [LAWS(MAD)-2007-3-453] [REFERRED TO]
DIRECTOR PERSONAL NEYVELI LIGNITE CORPORATION LTD VS. R SENATHIPATHI [LAWS(MAD)-2007-1-203] [REFERRED TO]
Commissioner and Director of Survey and Settlement VS. C V Varadharajan [LAWS(MAD)-2003-11-60] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF TAMIL NADU VS. S SUBRAMANIAM [LAWS(SC)-1996-1-157] [RELIED ON]
STATE OF U P VS. SHIV NARAIN UPADHYAYA [LAWS(SC)-2005-7-41] [REFERRED TO]
A.SANTHANAM VS. CHAIRMAN TAMIL NADU DISTRIBUTION GENERATION CORPORATION LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2019-1-690] [REFERRED TO]
T. SATYA RAJU VS. SINGARENI COLLIERIES CO. LTD. [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-2-107] [REFERRED TO]
PRABHU LAL VS. DISTRICT BASIC EDUCATION OFFICER DIRECTOR OF BASIC EDUCATION STATE OF U P AND [LAWS(ALL)-2003-12-59] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESH ASHOK MANKAR VS. KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LTD [LAWS(BOM)-2023-8-516] [REFERRED TO]
JHALARAM KANNAOJE VS. STATE OF C G [LAWS(CHH)-2007-7-14] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF JHARKHAND VS. RADHIKA DEVI [LAWS(JHAR)-2014-3-71] [REFERRED TO]
LEELAWATI DEVI VS. BHARAT COKING COAL LTD [LAWS(JHAR)-2020-5-37] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MANIPUR AND ORS. VS. M. IRABOT SINGH [LAWS(GAU)-1999-11-31] [REFERRED TO]
R K YADAV VS. HIGH COURT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2006-11-75] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MIZORAM VS. LALHNAIHA [LAWS(GAU)-2010-7-4] [REFERRED TO]
RAMEN SARMAH VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2004-6-8] [REFERRED TO]
JAMEED AHMAD VS. STATE OF J&K [LAWS(J&K)-2000-6-9] [REFERRED TO]
CHILAMAKURI VENKATA SUBBA RAO VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2023-12-69] [REFERRED TO]
KORE GATTAIAH VS. SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LTD [LAWS(APH)-2009-2-29] [REFERRED TO]
P S BHEEMESWARA RAO VS. REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION [LAWS(APH)-2003-4-90] [REFERRED TO]
M P RAMACHANDRA REDDY VS. CHAIRMAN VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST VISAKHAPATNAM [LAWS(APH)-2001-6-109] [REFERRED TO]
Puspa Rani Chakrabarty VS. Allahabad Bank [LAWS(CAL)-2000-1-34] [REFERRED TO]
S.KARTHIKEYAN VS. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE [LAWS(MAD)-2019-9-229] [REFERRED TO]
T. SATYA RAJU VS. CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR [LAWS(TLNG)-2021-2-45] [REFERRED TO]
HARAMOHAN KHUNTIA VS. UNION OF INDIA (UOI), REPRESENTED THROUGH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS [LAWS(ORI)-2010-3-107] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF GUJARAT VS. VALI MOHMED DOSABHAI SINDHI [LAWS(SC)-2006-7-24] [REFERRED TO]
ANANTHA PAI VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-1995-11-49] [REFERRED TO]
EMPLOYERS IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF KUSUNDA AREA OF M.S. BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED VS. PRESIDING OFFICER [LAWS(JHAR)-2006-8-24] [REFERRED TO]
BHARAT COKING COAL LTD VS. REGIONAL SECRETARY, COALFIELDS LABOUR [LAWS(JHAR)-2020-12-66] [REFERRED TO]
M VIJAYARAGHAVAN VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2009-8-294] [REFERRED TO]
HARBANS LAL VS. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK [LAWS(HPH)-2017-11-8] [REFERRED TO]
HEMLAL TURI VS. BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED [LAWS(JHAR)-2007-6-60] [REFERRED TO]
HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY VS. HEM RAJ SHARMA [LAWS(HPH)-2019-7-139] [REFERRED TO]
CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS VS. VENKANA GOWDA [LAWS(KAR)-2001-11-65] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF PUNJAB VS. DR. SUDARSHAN GOYAL [LAWS(P&H)-2000-3-127] [REFERRED TO]
SURAJSINGH A. YADAV VS. SURAT MAHANGARPALIKA [LAWS(GJH)-2022-1-1478] [REFERRED TO]
P S LOGANATHAN VS. TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD [LAWS(MAD)-2003-3-263] [FOLLOWED ON]
MADAMSETTY RAVINDER VS. THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LTD. [LAWS(APH)-2014-8-70] [REFERRED TO]
SUNDILLA LINGAIAH VS. THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LTD. AND ORS. [LAWS(APH)-2016-3-30] [REFERRED TO]
BIBEKANANDA BARUA VS. REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF FOOD COR [LAWS(CAL)-1999-11-9] [REFERRED]
KRISHNA MURTHY M VS. SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICES [LAWS(APH)-2001-1-66] [REFERRED TO]
CALCUTTA PORT TRUST VS. AJIT KUMAR DEB [LAWS(CAL)-1995-2-35] [REFERRED TO]
GUJARAT URJA VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED VS. NATHA JINABHAI SINCE DEVD. THRO HIS HEIRS [LAWS(GJH)-2013-4-97] [REFERRED TO]
SHOVUKHU SUMI VS. STATE OF NAGALAND [LAWS(GAU)-2006-6-47] [REFERRED TO]
LOKMAN HUSSAIN BORA VS. BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY FERTILIZER CORPORATION LTD., NAMRUP, DISTT. DIBRUGARH, ASSAM AND OTHERS [LAWS(GAU)-2006-4-47] [REFERRED TO]
GLADIS LAMARE VS. STATE OF MEGHALAYA [LAWS(GAU)-2004-1-22] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAN DUSADH VS. BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED [LAWS(JHAR)-2013-4-86] [REFERRED TO]
SWARANPAL SINGH LAMBA VS. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION [LAWS(DLH)-2002-5-104] [REFERRED 2.]
AMULA RAMAIAH VS. THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LTD. [LAWS(APH)-2014-8-108] [REFERRED TO]
KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION VS. KHALEEL AHMED [LAWS(KAR)-2001-10-57] [REFERRED TO]
B RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2002-1-73] [REFERRED TO]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY VS. UDAYSINGH S O GANPATRAO NAIK NIMBALKAR [LAWS(SC)-1997-4-9] [CITED]
RAM SWAROOP VS. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS. [LAWS(RAJ)-2003-3-56] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH KUMAR VS. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2010-5-464] [REFERRED]
ASHOKE KUMAR CHATTERJEE VS. EASTERN COALFIELDS LTD. & ORS. [LAWS(CAL)-2019-12-174] [REFERRED TO]
TARAPADA DHIBAR VS. COAL INDIA LIMITED [LAWS(CAL)-2013-7-40] [REFERRED TO]
NASRUDDIN SHAH VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2013-4-176] [REFERRED TO]
KOMAL SINGH VS. GENERAL MANAGER P SYNDICATE BANK [LAWS(ALL)-2006-9-6] [REFERRED TO]
J C S RAWAT VS. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND [LAWS(ALL)-2007-12-39] [REFERRED TO]
MANAGING DIRECTOR U. P. STATE BRIDGE CORPORATION LTD VS. GANGA PRASAD [LAWS(ALL)-2021-9-215] [REFERRED TO]
LAL BAHADUR VS. JAMSHEDPUR ENGINEERING & MACHINE MANUFACTURE [LAWS(JHAR)-2021-3-5] [REFERRED TO]
JAFARUDDIN AHMED VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2004-9-17] [REFERRED TO]
KUNJANG LAMA VS. THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS [LAWS(GAU)-2017-5-182] [REFERRED TO]
MD SAGIR AHMED VS. CHAIRMAN A S E B [LAWS(GAU)-1996-4-10] [REFERRED TO]
STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING EMPLOYEES ORGANISATION AND THREE ORS. VS. STATE OF MANIPUR AND FOUR ORS. [LAWS(GAU)-1996-5-42] [REFERRED TO]
JAGGI RAM VS. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ORS. [LAWS(UTN)-2007-12-39] [REFERRED TO]
K V KALIAPPAN VS. UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS [LAWS(MAD)-2000-8-118] [REFERRED TO]
K V KALIAPPAN VS. UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS [LAWS(MAD)-2000-8-118] [REFERRED TO]
A DORAISAMY VS. DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION MADRAS [LAWS(MAD)-1996-11-42] [REFERRED TO]
K S SAMBANDAM VS. COLLECTOR THANJAVUR DISTRICT [LAWS(MAD)-2002-9-121] [FOLLOWED ON]
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (APPELLATE AUTHORITY) VS. AJAI KUMAR SRIVASTAVA [LAWS(SC)-2021-1-1] [REFERRED TO]
MANCHALA ANJAIAH VS. SINGARENI COLLIERIES [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-10-187] [REFERRED TO]
GENERAL MANAGER VS. MADAN KUMAR TIWARI [LAWS(MPH)-2019-3-189] [REFERRED TO]
A.JAGAN MOHAN VS. STATE GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA [LAWS(TLNG)-2023-10-29] [REFERRED TO]
J.GANESAN VS. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT [LAWS(MAD)-2021-7-39] [REFERRED TO]
RAGHUNATH SINGH VS. BIHAR ELECTRICITY BOARD [LAWS(PAT)-1999-2-11] [REFERRED TO]
NITYANANDA PATNAIK VS. DIRECTOR GENERAL AND I G OF POLICE, ORISSA, CUTTACK AND OTHERS [LAWS(ORI)-2018-4-67] [REFERRED TO]
K N NARAYAN VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-1999-8-69] [REFERRED TO]
ANANDA RAM BORA VS. STATE OF ASSAM & ORS. [LAWS(GAU)-2007-9-72] [REFERRED TO]
RAM NIHORA SINGH VS. BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED AND OTHERS [LAWS(JHAR)-2017-7-337] [REFERRED TO]
LALLAN PRASAD VS. IISCO STEEL PLANT AND OTHERS [LAWS(JHAR)-2017-7-328] [REFERRED TO]
BIPUL CHANDRA DEY ALIAS BIPUL BIHARIDEY VS. TRIPURA JUTE MILLS [LAWS(GAU)-2005-4-2] [REFERRED TO]
ADITYA KUMAR CHAKRABARTY VS. BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED [LAWS(JHAR)-2018-6-126] [REFERRED TO]
SHANTI DEVI VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2003-1-43] [REFERRED TO]
BRIGADIER ASHOK KUMAR SINGH VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2006-7-104] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH GIRL VS. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME [LAWS(ALL)-1996-10-44] [REFERRED TO]
KAILASHNATH SHIVBACHAN KURMI VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(CA)-2011-4-1] [REFERRED TO]
ANIL KUMAR VS. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE PHQ MSO BUILDING IP ESTATES, NEW DELHI [LAWS(CA)-2012-5-43] [REFERRED TO]
DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION VS. N NADUSAMY [LAWS(MAD)-2008-7-268] [REFERRED TO]
C ELANGOVAN VS. DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION [LAWS(MAD)-2008-7-304] [REFERRED TO]
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU VS. S K SUBBIAH [LAWS(MAD)-2008-9-180] [REFERRED TO]
EMPLOYERS IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF SUDAMDIH SHAFT MINE VS. THEIR WORKMAN SMT. GULABIA DEVI, SECURITY GUARD [LAWS(JHAR)-2020-11-53] [REFERRED TO]
JHAGRU DAS VS. BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. [LAWS(JHAR)-2022-12-37] [REFERRED TO]
DILIP KUMAR DAS VS. WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS [LAWS(CAL)-2017-11-112] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE VS. SUMANTA KUMAR NAYAK [LAWS(CAL)-2006-11-50] [REFERRED TO]
M RANGASAMY VS. STATE OF TAMILNADU [LAWS(MAD)-2006-3-48] [REFERRED TO]
S RADHAKRISHNAN VS. COMMISSIONER CORPORATION OF MADRAS [LAWS(MAD)-2003-3-102] [FOLLOWED ON]
LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ORS. VS. R. BASAVARAJU [LAWS(SC)-2015-10-99] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR. VS. GORAKHNATH SITARAM KAMBLE AND ORS. [LAWS(SC)-2010-9-146] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

K. Ramaswamy, J. - (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)The respondent had entered into the service as a Probationary Deputy Surveyor in Revenue Department of Madras Province on January 12, 1952. In his service record, his date of birth, as recorded in his Secondary School Leaving Certificate was August 15, 1933. His SSLC Book contained a declaration of his father, as was the procedure in vogue, that the respondents date of birth was August 15, 1933. While the respondent was working as an Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records, he was due to retire on attaining the age of superannuation of 58 years on Auguat 31, 1991. On August 14, 1990, i.e. an year before retirement he made a representation to the Government, the appellant, stating, inter alia, that his father had inadvertently recorded his date of birth as August 15, 1933 in the school register but, in fact, his actual date of birth was August 15, 1935 and sought for its alteration enclosing certain birth certificates claiming to be of his sisters, brothers and of himself. The Government after examining his case, rejected his request by letter dated August 30, 1991. On an application filed in the Administrative Tribunal, he contended that before rejecting the application, he was not provided with an opportunity of hearing, nor the order contained any reasons, which is in violation of the principles of natural justice. The Tribunal in the order dated December 1, 1992 while setting aside the order, directed the Government to dispose of respondents representation by giving reasons and an opportunity of hearing. The Government after complying with the direction and consideration of the case again rejected the claim by its G.O.Ms. No. 271 dated March 31, 1993. The respondent challenged that order by filing O.A. No. 1993 of 1993 and the Tribunal by the impugned order dated September 1, 1993 again allowed the petition and directed to extend respondents service by two years which would be counted from the date of his joining duty since the respondent was superannuated on August 31, 1991. The intervening period was directed to be dealt with in such a manner as not to constitute a break in service as it would affect his service benefits. It also held that the respondent is eligible to draw his provident fund and other superannuation benefits like gratuity, special provident fund and family benefit fund and commutation of pension only after his superannuation in terms of the Tribunals order and that if the respondent had already drawn these amounts, the State would be entitled to deduct interest at the rate of one per cent per month at the end of the extended tenure from the amounts due and payable to him.
(3.)The learned senior counsel for the respondent, Mr. K. vs. S. Raghavan, contended that the Tribunal had appreciated the evidence and held that the reasons given by the Government to reject the claim of the respondent for correction of his date of birth are unsound. The discrepancies pointed out by the Government were not on material particulars and of no consequence and they were minor discrepancies regarding names of the parents, addresses, etc. They do not cast doubt on the registration of respondents date of birth. Since the Tribunal had appreciated the evidence and found the date of birth to be August 15, 1935, the case does not warrant interference. Placing reliance on the letter dated August 21, 1990 issued by the Government intimating the Departments that Rule 49 of the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Services Rules (in short Rules) were prospectively introduced in the year 1961 prescribing a limitation of five years for seeking correction of the date of birth after entering into the service and applications made thereafter shall be summarily rejected, amounts to conceding that the respondent had no prior opportunity to have it corrected. In the light of the directions issued by the Administrative Tribunal, in an earlier case, government conceded and permitted the authorities to have the date of birth corrected within five years from that date. Since the respondent had already applied for correction of the date of birth, the authorities are bound to go into the question and the limitation of five years would not be a bar. We find no force in any of the contentions.


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