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N.Anbazhagan v. The State of Tamil Nadu

Madras HC11 Mar 2026WP/19931/2022

Case brief

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What is this about?

Madras High Court, W.P. No.19931 of 2022, decided 11-03-2026 by Mohammed Shaffiq J. N.Anbazhagan (retd. Field Officer, Directorate of Non-Formal and Adult Education) v. State of Tamil Nadu (School Education Department); Commissioner, Directorate of School Education; Director of Non-Formal and Adult Education. Pay anomaly rectified vis-a-vis junior per order Mu.Mu. No.9523/L/E4/2015 dt. 06.11.2015; monetary, retirement and pensionary benefits with interest sought via representation dt. 14.07.2022; writ under Article 226. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to challenge orders passed on representation; no costs; no substantive adjudication.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the writ petition, dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to challenge the orders passed on representation in the manner known to law; no costs. ¶¶22

N.Anbazhagan Vs The State of Tamil Nadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Permission to withdraw the writ petition, dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to challenge the orders passed on representation in the manner known to law; no costs.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents should be directed to sanction monetary benefits to the petitioner as per the 2nd respondent's order Mu.Mu. No.9523/L/E4/2015 dated 06.11.2015 for rectification of pay anomaly on par with his junior in the post of Field Officer, including revision of retirement and pensionary benefits with interest. (Raised in the prayer; not adjudicated - petition withdrawn.)

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Ratio / Principle

Learned counsel for petitioner sought and obtained permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to challenge the orders passed on the representation, having made a written endorsement to that effect, which the Court recorded.

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Key takeaways

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.ratio¶¶22
The dismissal is with liberty to challenge the orders passed on representation in the manner known to law.ratio¶¶23
No costs.ratio¶¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Mohammed Shaffiq J.), W.P. No.19931 of 2022, decided 11-03-2026. Petitioner N.Anbazhagan, retired Field Officer, had sought a mandamus under Article 226 directing the State of Tamil Nadu (School Education Department), the Commissioner/Directorate of School Education and the Director of Non-Formal and Adult Education to sanction monetary benefits, including revision of retirement and pensionary benefits with interest, as per the 2nd respondent's order Mu.Mu. No.9523/L/E4/2015 dated 06.11.2015 rectifying his pay anomaly on par with his junior, in consideration of his representation dated 14.07.2022. On the hearing date counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to challenge the orders passed on the representation, making a written endorsement accordingly. Recording the endorsement, the Court dismissed the petition as withdrawn with that liberty, in the manner known to law, and ordered no costs. No substantive point was adjudicated.

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W.P. No.19931 of 2022

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 11-03-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ W.P. No.19931 of 2022

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N.Anbazhagan S/o. Sivakozhundu, Field Officer (Retd.), Directorate of Non-Formal and Adult Education, DPI Campus college, Chennai-600 006.

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..Petitioner(s)

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The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai-09.

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The Commissioner, Directorate of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai-06

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The Director of Non-Formal and Adult Education, Office of Directorate of Non-Formal and Adult Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai-600 006.

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..Respondent(s)

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to sanction monetary benefits to the petitioner as per the order issued by the 2nd respondent in Mu.Mu. No.9523/L/E4/2015 dated 06.11.2015 for rectification of pay anomaly on par with his junior, in the post of Field Officer, including revision of retirement benefits and pensionary benefits along with interest for delay in payment, in consideration of the representation lastly submitted by the petitioner dated 14.07.2022.

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W.P. No.19931 of 2022

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Nedunchezhiyan For Respondent(s): Mrs.A.Bakialakshmi Government Advocate

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ORDER

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When the matter was taken up for hearing today, learned counsel for petitioner sought permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to challenge the orders passed on the representation. He has also made an endorsement to that effect, the same is extracted hereunder:

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"I may be permitted to withdraw my writ petition with the liberty to challenge the orders passed on representation."

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