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Rajagopalan.S v. the Secretary to Government

Madras HC3 Sept 2025WP(MD)/2082/2022

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

maintainability of writ petition; Full Bench common order 09.12.2016 cut-off; no fresh writ petitions entertained on and from 09.12.2016; clause 9 G.O.Ms.No.90 School Education Department 09.05.2018; G.O.Ms.No.216 Finance (PC) Department 22.03.1993; pension revision; writ of Certiorarified Mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; Madurai Bench Madras High Court; Abdul Quddhose J.; petition filed 2022 after cut-off; dismissed, no costs, connected miscellaneous petition closed

What did the court decide?

In view of the Full Bench direction that no fresh writ petitions would be entertained on and from 09.12.2016, this writ petition, having been filed in 2022 (i.e., only after 09.12.2016), is not maintainable. ¶¶31

Rajagopalan.S Vs the Secretary to Government — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.(MD)No.2082 of 2022

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 03.09.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

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W.P.(MD)No.2082 of 2022 and W.M.P.(MD).No.1784 of 2017

S.Rajagopalan

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Secretary To Government Department Of Finance (Pay Cell), Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai.

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The Principle Secretary To Government School Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai.

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3.The Director Of School Education (Higher Secondary) College Road, Chennai - 600 006.

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4.The Chief Educational Officer Trichy District.

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5.The District Educational Officer Srirangam, Trichy District.

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... Respondents

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.2082 of 2022

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records and thereby quash clause 9 of G.O.Ms.No.90, School Education Department dated 09.05.2018 as illegal and arbitrary and in consequence thereof direct the respondents to extend the benefit of G.O.Ms.No.216, Finance (PC) Department dated 22.03.1993 to the petitioner and revise the pension of the petitioner.

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For Petitioner : Mr.B.Sekar

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for Mr.Ganapathi Subramanian

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For Respondents : Mr.S.Shaji Bino Special Government Pleader

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O R D E R

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The very same Government Order which is challenged in this writ petition was challenged earlier by similarly placed persons.

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2. The Full Bench of this Court by its common order dated 09.12.2016 in the writ petitions filed by similarly placed persons has granted favourable orders to those petitioners who are similarly placed as that of the petitioner in this writ petition. However, in the Full Bench order dated 09.12.2016 referred supra , it has been made clear that the benefit granted to the petitioners in the Full Bench decision cannot be made applicable to the persons who had not approached the

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W.P.(MD)No.2082 of 2022

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Court before 09.12.2016. The operative portion of the said direction is reproduced hereunder.

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"38(iv). It is further made clear that the benefits as directed above, shall be extended to the parties who are before this Court alone and no fresh Writ Petitions would be entertained on and from 09.12.2016"

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3. In view of the aforesaid direction of the Full Bench of this Court, this writ petition is not maintainable since this writ petition has been filed in the year 2022, i.e., only after 09.12.2016.

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4. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

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03.09.2025

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NCC:yes/no Index:yes/no Internet:yes/no

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mbi

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