S.Santhi v. the State of Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court writ petition; Tamil Nadu School Education Department pay fixation anomaly; selection grade and special grade scale of pay; Primary School Headmaster (HM-PS) to Middle School Headmaster (HM-MS) fixation prior to 01.06.2009; impugned Government Letter No. 11100/ Tho.Ka.1(1)/2023-1 dated 15.12.2023; FR 22-B amendment; G.O. Ms. No.63305/Pay Cell/2010-1 para 4(i) dated 8.11.2010; bar on recovery of excess payment already made; prospective refixation of pay and pension; selection grade in HM-MS post after 10 years' service; pension computation and arrears by Accountant General (A&E); Article 226 Certiorarified Mandamus; disposal in terms of earlier batch order W.P.No.12275 of 2024 dated 02.03.2026; Panchayat Union schools, Gingee Block, Villupuram District; no costs; connected WMPs closed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of in terms of the earlier order in W.P. No. 12275 of 2024 etc. batch dated 02.03.2026, i.e., the petitioners obtain the benefit of the nine directions extracted therein: (i)-(iii) no recovery of selection/special grade amounts already paid from serving or retired petitioners; (iv) no refund of amounts already recovered, with refixation after amendment to FR 22~B and payment of any sums found due; (v) no refixation until FR 22~B is amended to include para 4(i) of G.O. Ms. No.63305/Pay Cell/2010~1 dated 8.11.2010; (vi) any revision of salary/pension pursuant to such amendment only prospectively; (vii)-(viii) selection grade benefit in the HM~MS post on completion of 10 years' service, fixed after amendment to FR 22~B, with monetary benefits/arrears computed and paid from the date of eligibility; (ix) Accountant General to compute pension on the scale drawn at retirement and pay arrears. No costs; connected miscellaneous petitions closed.