The State of Tamilnadu v. K.Paulraj
Case brief
What is this about?
W.A.(MD)No.713 of 2025 with C.M.P.(MD)No.4971 of 2025, Madras High Court Madurai Bench, decided 02.07.2025; coram G.R.Swaminathan and K.Rajasekar, JJ. State of Tamil Nadu (School Education) v. K.Paulraj. Appeal under Clause XV of Letters Patent against Single Judge order dated 11.06.2024 in WP(MD)No.12182 of 2024. Respondent, PA to DEO Cheranmahadevi, punished by G.O 1D No.11 dated 27.01.2023 with pension cut of Rs.1000/- per month for three years on proved charges of collusion with school management over approval order dated 25.07.2017; Single Judge had exonerated him only because the Director of School Education faced no action. Held: equality principle cannot spare the petitioner where a superior officer is untouched; Single Judge's reasoning intrinsically unsound. Appeal allowed, Single Judge's order set aside, no costs, connected CMP closed.
What did the court decide?
Order of the learned Single Judge set aside; writ appeal allowed with no costs; connected C.M.P.(MD)No.4971 of 2025 closed.