The High Court dismissed two writ petitions filed by school headmasters seeking Selection Grade and Special Grade. The court noted a prior Division Bench judgment dismissed similar appeals due to laches and huge delay, leading to the dismissal of the current petitions without costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 26.04.2019
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.RAJA
W.P.Nos.24781 and 24782 of 2009
W.P.No.24781 of 2009
R.Doraisamy ..Petitioner Vs 1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary Department of School Education Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 006. 2. The Director of Elementary Education College Road, Chennai - 600 006. 3. The District Elementary Educational Officer Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
Prayer -Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to sanction and award forthwith Selection Grade and Special Grade to the petitioner in the post of Primary School Headmaster by reckoning and computing the petitioner's service rendered in the cadres of Secondary Grade teacher (19.01.1974 to 12.06.1988) and Primary School Headmaster (from 13.06.1988 onwards).
W.P.No.24782 of 2009
M.Chandran ..Petitioner Vs.
Prayer -Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to sanction and award forthwith Selection Grade and Special Grade to the petitioner in the post of Primary School Headmaster by reckoning and computing the petitioner's service rendered in the cadres of Secondary Grade teacher (02.10.1973 to 07.06.1988) and Primary School Headmaster (from 08.06.1988 onwards).
For Petitioner : Mr.P.Godson Swaminathan (in both W.P.'s) For Respondents : Mr.K.Karthikeyan (in both W.P.'s) Government Advocate C O M M O N O R D E R
These Writ Petitions have been filed seeking direction to the respondents herein to sanction and award Selection Grade and Special Grade forthwith to the petitioners in the post of Primary School Headmasters by reckoning and computing the petitioners' service rendered in the cadres of Secondary Grade teacher (02.10.1973 to 07.06.1988) and Primary School Headmaster (from 08.06.1988 onwards) and Secondary Grade teacher (02.10.1973 to 07.06.1988) and Primary School Headmaster (from 08.06.1988 onwards) respectively.
stating that this Court has extended the benefit of the Government Order in G.O.Ms.No.234, Department of School Education (G2) dated 10.09.2009 to the parties, who are before this Court alone and no fresh Writ Petitions would be entertained on and from 09.12.2016.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS VI)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
1.The Secretary
State of Tamil Nadu,
Department of School Education
Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 006.
2. The Director of Elementary Education
College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
3. The District Elementary Educational Officer
Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
4. The Assistant Elementary
Educational Officer
Pongalur, Tirupur District.
5. The Assistant Elementary
Educational Officer
Octacumund, Nilgris District.
+1cc to Mr. Advocate, SR.No.49704/19
+1cc to the Govt.Pleader, Vide Sr.No.41933/19
W.P.Nos.24781 and 24782 of 2009
Kak(26/07/2019) Kak(21/08/2019)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether writ petitions seeking sanction of Selection Grade and Special Grade dismissed due to laches and huge delay can be allowed.
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Writ AppealsReferred¶20
W.A.Nos.375 to 383 of 2018
1 provisions across 1 enactments
R. Doraisamy
M. Chandran
State of Tamil Nadu
Director of Elementary Education
District Elementary Educational Officer Coimbatore
Assistant Elementary Educational Officer
T. Raja
As recorded by the court registry
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