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R.Sakthivel, B.A., B.L.,Registrar General,High Court,Madras.

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Sir,

P.Dis.No: 109/2017

Dated: 06/12/2017

Sub: High Court's Order dated 20.11.2017 passed inW.P(MD) No.10126/2017 - Submitted - Ordered tocommunicate - Reg.

******As directed, I am to enclose herewith

dated 20.11.2017 passed in W.P(MD)

information and compliance.

the High Court's Order

No.10126/2017, for

Yours faithfully,

~~'i;,,.P'~'7REGISTRARGENERAL

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1 All the Principal District Judges/District }Judges. } with request

2 The Principal Judge, City Civil Court, } to communicateChennai. } the enclosed

3. The Chief Judge, Court of Small } Order to allCauses, Chennai. } the Judicial

4. The District Judge-cum-Chief Judicial } Officers underMagistrate, The Nilgiris. } your jurisdiction.

5. The Chief Judge, Puducherry. }6. The Director, Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy, R.A.Puram,

Chennai-28.7. The Court Manager, High Court, Madras(with a request to

communicate the enclosed order to all the Court Managers inTamil Nadu and Puducherry through e-mode.)

8. The Section Officer, "F" Section, Madurai Bench, Madurai.9. The Record Keeper, A.D.Records, High Court, Madras &

Madurai.

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\1 oIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( special cd.gin.al Jurisdiction)

Monday, t.he Twentieth day of November Two Thousand Seventeen

PRESENTTHE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.MANIKt~R

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ

WP(MD) NO.10126 OF 2017

THE .VACATION OFFICERMADURAI BENCH OF MADRl'.SHIGH COURTMADURAI.

VS1. UNION. OF INDIA REPRESENTED,BY ITS HOME SECRETARY,NEW DELHI.

2. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU,REP.BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY,FORT ST. GEORGE, CHENNAI 600 009

3. THE PRINCI PAL SECRETP.RY TO TilE GOVERNMENTTAMIL NADU STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION LTD.,CIlENNAI 600 002.

4. THOLlLALAR MUNNETTRA SANGA PERAVAI (LPF) ,KALAIGNARAGAM, NO.25, THIYAGl,RAAR STREET,CHENNAI 17

5. TAMIL NADU ARASU POKKUVARATHUOOLIYAR SPMMELANAM(CITU),NO.52, GOOKS ROAD, OTTERI,CIlENNAI 12.

6. TAMIL NADU ARASU POKKUVARATHUY~GANGALINTHOLlLALARGALSAMMELANAM (AITUC), NO.2,K1'.LAIYARANGAM,PALLAVAN SALAI, CHENNAI 8

7. TAMIL NADU SALAI POKKUVP.RATHUTHOLlLALARGAL PERAVAI(IlMS), NO.193/B,.RAILWAY COLONY, GANDHI ERWIN ROAD,EGMORE, CIlENNAI-8

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8. TAMIL NADU ARASU POKKUVARATHUKALAGAPANIYALARGAL SAMMELANAM(TISF),TAMIL NADlJ ARASUPOKKUVARATHUYJlLAGA COMPLEX,RING ROAD,'MADURAI 10

9. DESIYA MURPOKKU THOLIRSANGAMPERAVAI (DMTSP),TAMIL NADU ARASU POKUVARATHUKALAGA COMPLEX,'175/7, NEHRU STREET, 100 FEET ROAD,KOYAMBEDU, CHENNAI 107.

10. MARUMALARCHI THOLILALAR MUNNANI (ML~')12, THAYAGAM, RUY~NI LAKEHMIPARTY ROAD,EGMORE, CHENNAI 8

11. PATTALI THOLIJ~RSANGA' PERAVAJ (PTS),12/2, AADllAM SAllIB STREET,RAYAPURAM, CHENNAI 13

12. ARIVAR AMBEDKAR POKKUVARATHUTHOLILALAR VIDUTHALA MUNNAI (~.LLF),342, RAJA NAGAR, NARTH PUTHUOPATTU POST,AAMBUR SUGAR MILL OPPOSITE,VELLORE DISTRICT.

(R4 TO R12 ABE SUO MOTU IMPLEADEDVIDE COURT ORDER DT. 26/05/2017/IU WP(MDl 10126/17)

13. THE STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION ANDTRANSPORT COPORATIONS,RETIRED EMPLOYEES WELFARE ASSOCIATIONREP. BY ITS PRESIDENTS.KRIEHNAN, NO.2PALLAVAN'SALAI, CHENNAI

(R13 IS SUO MOTU.IMPLEADEED VIDmCOURT ORDEa DT.30/0S!2017IU WP (MDl10126/17)

Writ Petitions under Art.icle 226 of the Constit.ution of Indiapraying that in these circumstances st.ated' therein -and in therespective affidavits filed therewith the High Court will bepleased to issue a writ of mandamus to direct the respondentsherein to take effective and emergent steps to disburse thereti'rernent. benefits to the workers of the transport corporation,Government of Tamil Nadu (IN WP(MD).10126/2017)

Order This petition coming on for orders upon perusing thepetition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and uponhearing the arguments of THE VACI,TION OFFICER MI,DURP.I BENCH OF

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MADRASHIGH COURT for the petitioner and of MR.N.VIJAYANARAYANJ'.N,Advocate General for the Government and of MR.]>.•Jl\Y KHOSE 1>..dvocatefor the 5tb respondent the court made the followin.g order:-

(ORDEQ OF THE COUQT WAS ~E BY S.WANI~UMAR, J.)

On t.his day, when the matter came. i:Jp for furt.her- hearingr onthe basis of G.O. Ms. No.471 Transport (T.l) Department dated18.11.2017, Mr.N.Vijaynarayan, learned Advocate General, submitt.edthat, a sum of Rs.462.21SB Crares, has been sanctioned as ways andmeans advance i.e. a sum of Rs.267.5358 Crares as ways and meansadvance to all State Transport Corporation Undertakings, towardsBett.lement. statutory dues to the retired employees and a furthersum of Rs.194. 68 Cro~es as ways and means, to all State TransportCorporation Undertakings' towards Motor Vehicle 1>.ccidentcompensation- amount awarded by the Courts/Tribunals to the victims,as the second Bnd final settlement as detailed in the aboveGovernment Order.

2. Learned Advocate General furt.her submit.t.ed that. insofar asMotor Accident victim cases are concerned, final instal1ernent, asassured to this court has been sanctioned. A sum of Rs. 462.2158Crores sanctioned in G.O. Ms. No.471 Transport (T.l) Departmentdated 18.11.2017, would be disbursed within a week from today.Submission of the learned Advocate General is placed on record.G.O. Ms. No.471 Transport (T.l) Depart.ment. dat.ed 18.11. 2017, shallform part of this order.

3. Learned ;"~dvocate General has further submitted that. theGovernment have directed the Under Secr:atary t.o Government.,Transport Department, to present necessary bills with reference toparagraph 6 of the above Government Order to Pay and AccountsOffice, chennai - 9, and draw an account payee cheque in favour ofthe Public ,Deposit Account No.6184&13279 of the Tamil NaduTransport Development Finance Corporation Limited and disburse thesame to the Tamil Nadu Transport Developmen.t Finance CorporationLimited.

4. Paragraph No.14 of the Government order, reads thus:"14. The Managing Directors of all state

Transport Undertakin9s are directed to settle theabove amount as per the seniority and send theutilisation certificate to Government. The ManagingDirector/Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer ofthe concerned State Transport Undertakings arestrictly inst.ructed that the fund allot. ted should onlybe utilised for settling MCOPcases and statutory duesand should not be used for any other purposes .•.•

5. On instructions, learned Advocate General, furthersubmitted that on receipt of the amount from' the GO\lernrnent, theManagin9 Directors of all State Transport Corporation Undertakings,would deposit the cOInpensation amount to the . respectiveCourts/Tribunals dealing with motor accident claim cases, which in

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turn, would deposi.t the compensation awarded by the Tribunals, tothe account". of the claimantsI' by RTGS or such other met.hod.

6~ Placing on record the submissions of. the learned J>.d'1ocateGeneral and t.he gesture shown by the Government of Tamil Nadu indisbursing' compensation to the accident victims/differentlyabled/legal represent.atives of t.he deceasedI' as the case may ber onthe deposit of cOllspensation am9unt b'j' t.he Managing Directors of allthe State Transport Corporation undertakings in each district'r weere of. the view that the courts/tribunals dealinq with motoraccident. cases, would transfer/disburse the compensation amountfinally determined, by Tribunals/High Court, a list stated to bewith the Managing Direct.ors 9f each Division, to t.he account. ofaccident victims/differently abled/legal representatives of thedeceased, as the case may be, within a pf~riod of one week from thedate of deposit.

7. Registry is direct.ed t.o send a copy of this order to allthe court~/tribunals dealing with the motor accident claims cases.

Post the matter on 24~11.2017 at 2.15 p~m~

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o>_r1. THE HOME SECRETARYUNION OF INDIA NEW DELHI.

2. THE CHIEF 'SECRETARYGOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU,FORT ST. GEORGE, CHENNAI 600 009

3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENTTp~IL NADU STATE'TRANSPORT CORPORATION LTD.,CHENNAI 600 002.

4. MR.P.W~C.DAVIDARrIAS.rADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, CHENNAI 600 009

5. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU,FORT ST. GEORGE, CHENNAr~

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6 THE REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL)Hr COURT; MADRAS.

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8 THE REGISTRAR GENERAL,HIGH COURT MADRAS-104.

The Advocate General, High Court, Chennai.C.C. to MR.PARAMASIVADOSS Advocate SR.NO.14037

Orderin

WP(MD).10126/2017

Date 20/11/2017

From 26.2.2001 the Registry is issuing certifiedcopies of the Interim Orders in ttas formatT.R (09/06/2017) T.R (20/06/2017).T.R (22/06/2017) T.R (31/08/2017)KP(04.09.2017) (IT)VS 08.09.2017 (l.T)VS 13.10.2017 (LT) VS 09.11.2017SDR 21. 11.2017 (IT)

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