1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:7/3/2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN WP(MD)No.2426 of 2011 M.Dharmaraj :Petitioner -Vs- 1.Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, rep. By its Chairman, Chennai. 2.The Chief Engineer (Personnel), 800 Anna Salai, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chennai. 3.The Regional Chief Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, K. Pudur, Madurai. 4.The Superintending Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Madurai Electricity Distribution Circle, K. Pudur, Madurai. :Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 5/2/2011 seeking to disburse the death benefits, and pass orders within a time frame fixed by this court. For petitioner :Mr.N.C.Ashok Kumar For respondents:Mr.V.Kasinathan ORDER Mr.V.Kasinathan takes notice for the respondents. 2.By consent, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 3.The petitioner has come up with the present writ petition for mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 5/2/2011 seeking to disburse the death benefits within the time fixed by this Court. 4.The case of the petitioner is that his father one Thiru.Murugan was engaged by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board as Contract Labour from the year 1991 and he worked in various places in Madurai. In the year 2007, a Committee was https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 constituted by the first respondent and by proceeding dated 2/2/2008, they declared his father as a 'bonafide Contract Labour'. His name was also included in the contributory Pension Scheme. Later, his father died on 20/6/2009. By representation dated 26/3/2010, his mother requested the respondents to disburse the death benefits. The petitioner also sent representations dated 22/9/2010 and 5/2/2011. However, the representations were not considered so far, which made the petitioner to approach this Court by way of filing the present writ petition. 5.Considering the above facts and circumstances, I am inclined to direct the second respondent to consider the grievance of the petitioner as put forth by him in his last representation dated 5/2/2011 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6.The writ petition is ordered accordingly. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (LA) / TRUE COPY / Assistant Registrar To: 1.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chennai. 2.The Chief Engineer (Personnel), 800 Anna Salai, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Chennai. 3.The Regional Chief Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, K. Pudur, Madurai. 4.The Superintending Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Madurai Electricity Distribution Circle, K. Pudur, Madurai. +1CC to Mr.N.C.Ashokkumar, Advocate. SR.No.11728. Mvs. RP/17.03.2011/2P/6C. WP(MD)No.2426 of 2011 07.03.2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/