Karpagavalli.a v. the State of Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Tamil Nadu school education service matter; personal pay Rs.750/- and monetary benefits sought under G.O.Ms.No.23, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated 12.1.2011; special allowance; eligibility turns on promotion before crucial date 1.8.2010; petitioner promoted 16.06.2008; Division Bench precedent Secretary to Government, School Education Department v. A.Chandramohan (REV.APLC(MD)Nos.89 and 117 of 2021 etc., dated 4.2.2022) followed; impugned order of Block Educational Officer, Kumbakonam dated 5.8.2021 challenged by certiorarified mandamus under Article 226; writ petition dismissed as not maintainable, no costs.
What did the court decide?
G.O.Ms.No.23, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated 12.1.2011 does not get attracted to the petitioner because she was promoted on 16.06.2008, i.e., before the crucial date of 1.8.2010; consequently she is not entitled to claim the special allowance, as per the Division Bench judgment.