P.Valiya Mary Vs State of Tamilnadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

P.Valiya Mary Vs State of Tamilnadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn at the request of petitioner's counsel, with no order as to costs. No direction regarding incentive increment, pay revision or arrears was issued.

Issue for consideration

Whether Clause 6(vi) of G.O.Ms.No.37 dated 10.03.2020 and the consequential G.O.Ms.No.95 dated 26.10.2023 were illegal and liable to be quashed, and whether the incentive increment for acquiring the higher qualifications of B.Lit and B.Ed should be restored to the petitioner with revised scale of pay, arrears and other monetary benefits (raised by the prayer but not adjudicated, as the petition was withdrawn).

Ratio / Principle

Permission to withdraw the writ petition was sought by the learned counsel for the petitioner (supported by letter dated 06.07.2026 and endorsement) and the court took the withdrawal on record; the merits of the challenge to the Government Orders were not examined.

Key takeaways

The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with no order as to costs.ratio¶38

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (W.P.(MD)No.7444 of 2026, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J., decided 08.07.2026): The petitioner, P.Valiya Mary, filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash Clause 6(vi) of G.O.Ms.No.37, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR-IV) Department, dated 10.03.2020, and the consequential G.O.Ms.No.95, Human Resources Management (FR-IV) Department, dated 26.10.2023, and to direct restoration of incentive increments granted for acquiring the higher qualifications of B.Lit and B.Ed, with revision of scale of pay, arrears and other monetary benefits. When the matter was taken up, learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the petition, circulating a letter dated 06.07.2026 and making an endorsement to that effect. The court accordingly dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, with no order as to costs. The court expressed no view on the legality of the impugned Government Orders or on the incentive-increment policy; the order is a purely procedural disposal and yields no ratio on the merits. Caveat for citation: this decision cannot be cited for any proposition concerning incentive increments for higher qualifications in Tamil Nadu service.

W.P.(MD)No.7444 of 2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 08.07.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR

W.P.(MD)No.7444 of 2026

P.Valiya Mary

... Petitioner

vs.

1.The State of Tami Nadu, Represented by its Chief Secretary to Government, Human Resources Management (FR-IV) Department,

Previously Known as Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR-IV), Department,

Fort St.George,

Chennai – 9.

2.The State of Tamil Nadu,

Represented by its Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of School Education,

Fort St.George,

Chennai – 9.

3.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus,

Chennai – 6.

4.The Chief Educational Officer Dindigul District.

5.The District Educational Officer, Dindigul District.

... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the Impugned Government Order in G.O.Ms.No.37 Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR-IV) Department dated 10.03.2020 insofar as the Clause 6(vi) is concerned and the Consequential Impugned Order in G.O.Ms.No.95 Human Resources Management (FR-IV) Department dated 26.10.2023 on the file of the Respondent No.1 and quash the same as illegal and consequently for a direction directing the Respondents to restore the incentive increment to the Petitioner for acquiring higher qualification of B.Lit and B.Ed and revise the scale of pay along with arrears and other monetary benefits within the time period stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Aswin Raja Simman For Respondents : Mr.C.Jeganathan Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu

O R D E R

Heard Mr.T.Aswin Raja Simman, learned Counsel for the

Petitioner and Mr.C.Jeganathan, learned Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu, for the Respondents.

This Writ Petition has been filed for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, challenging the Impugned Government Order in G.O.Ms.No.37 Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR-IV)

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Department dated 10.03.2020 insofar as the Clause 6(vi) is concerned and the Consequential Impugned Order in G.O.Ms.No.95 Human Resources Management (FR-IV) Department dated 26.10.2023 on the file of the Respondent No.1 and consequently directing the Respondents to restore the incentive increment to the Petitioner for acquiring higher qualification of B.Lit and B.Ed and revise the scale of pay along with arrears and other monetary benefits.

When the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. He has circulated a letter dated 06.07.2026 in this regard and has also made an endorsement to that effect.

In the light of the above, this Writ Petition is dismissed as

withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.

08.07.2026

Index :Yes / No Internet :Yes / No NCC :Yes / No Nsr

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To:

1.The Chief Secretary to Government, Human Resources Management (FR-IV) Department, Previously Known as Personnel and Administrative Reforms (FR-IV), Department, Fort St.George,

Chennai – 9.

2.The Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of School Education, Fort St.George,

Chennai – 9.

3.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, Chennai – 6.

4.The Chief Educational Officer Dindigul District.

5.The District Educational Officer, Dindigul District.

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W.P.(MD)No.7444 of 2026

MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.

Nsr

Order made in W.P.(MD)No.7444 of 2026

08.07.2026

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