Adiapathan v. Attorney-General & Another – 1978_79_80 volume 1 page 060

In the case between Adiapathan (petitioner) and the Attorney-General & Another (including the Superintendent of the Employees’ Provident Fund), the court addressed whether the issuance of a Provident Fund cheque constitutes an official “communication” under Article 22(2)(a) of the Constitution entitling the petitioner to receive it in a language of choice (Tamil). It was held that the cheque functioned as an enclosure for payment, not as formal communication, and thus did not fall under Article 22(2)(a). The court further established that entitlement to payment by cheque in a specific language is governed by ordinary law or agreement, not by constitutional right. The application under Article 126 was dismissed, reinforcing that constitutional remedies are not triggered in the absence of ex