The Director of Elementary Education v. J. George Sahayaraj
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Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), W.A(MD)Nos.833 & 834 of 2026, decided 15.06.2026 (N. Sathish Kumar & M. Jothiraman JJ.). Writ appeals by State education officials (Director of Elementary Education; DEO and BEO, Pudukottai) against Single Judge orders dated 18.11.2025 in W.P(MD)Nos.25242 & 25564 of 2025 concerning teachers J. George Sahayaraj and A. Britto. Held: petitioners stand on the same footing as the W.A.(MD) No.2748 of 2025 etc., batch, where the Division Bench (common judgment dated 09.01.2026) set aside re-fixation-of-pay and recovery orders and affirmed entitlement of teachers with higher qualifications in Higher Secondary syllabus subjects to incentive increments under G.O.Ms.No.324 dated 25.04.1995; Single Judge rightly followed that binding judgment; appeals dismissed, no costs; connected C.M.P(MD)Nos.7080 & 7083 of 2026 closed. Keywords: writ appeal, teachers, incentive increments, higher qualification, re-fixation of pay, recovery, G.O.Ms.No.324/1995.