Writ petition filed under Article 226 seeking sanction and award of Selection Grade and Special Grade. Court relied upon a prior Full Bench judgment upholding benefits for those approached prior to 09.12.2016 and allowed the petition.
Petitioner allowed to the benefits of Selection Grade and Special Grade as awarded by the Full Bench.
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W.P.(MD) No.1828 of 2010
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 20.08.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI
W.P.(MD) No.1828 of 2010
V.Meera ... Petitioner
-vs-
Chennai – 600 006.
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 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 (16.06.1978 to 14.10.1988) and Primary School Headmaster (from 15.10.1988 onwards).
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W.P.(MD) No.1828 of 2010
For Petitioner : Mr.G.Iviyn For M/s.Isaac Law Associates For Respondents : Mr.S.P.Maharajan Special Government Pleader
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.]
Mr.S.P.Maharajan, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice
for the respondents.
2.The Prayer in the Writ Petition reads as follows:-
“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 (16.06.1978 to 14.10.1988) and Primary School Headmaster (from 15.10.1988 onwards).”
3.The very same question as to the entitlement of Selection Grade and Special Grade to Primary School Headmasters by taking into account the service rendered by them as Secondary Grade Teachers was considered by the Hon'ble Full Bench of this Court and it was held that those persons, who have approached Court prior to 09.12.2016, would be entitled to the benefits. This Writ Petition has been filed in the year 2010 itself.
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W.P.(MD) No.1828 of 2010 4.In view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Full Bench of this Court, the
Writ Petition stands allowed and the petitioner will be entitled to the benefits as awarded by the Hon'ble Full Bench. No costs. Consequently, connected
miscellaneous petition is closed.
[R.S.M., J.] [L.V.G., J.] 20.08.2024
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To
1.Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, Department of School Education, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 006.
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R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. and L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.
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20.08.2024
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to Selection Grade and Special Grade in the post of Primary School Headmaster by reckoning service as Secondary Grade Teacher.
Whether a writ petition filed in 2010 falls within the benefits awarded by a Full Bench judgment.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Hon'ble Full Bench of this CourtReferred¶24
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Meera
State of Tamil Nadu
Director of Elementary Education
District Elementary Educational Officer, Pudhukottai
Assistant Elementary Educational Officer, Aranthangi
R.Subramanian
L.Victoria Gwori
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
R.Subramanian and L.Victoria Gwori
Parties & counsel
