IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 12-11-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN and WMP No.48977 of 2025 A.Thirumalai Petitioner Vs

1. Government Of Tamil Nadu Rep. By Its Principal Secretary To Government Environment And Forests (FR-2)

Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Principal Chief Conservator Of Forests (Head Of Forest Force), Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 032.

Respondents PRAYER Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the entire records which culminated in issuing order passed by the 1st respondent in Letter No.21397/ FR.2(II) / 2016-4 dated 03.03.2017 and quash the same in so far as denial of monetary benefits for working period as forest watcher is concerned and directing the first respondent to pay monetary benefits from date of joining as forest watcher from 12.11.2010 till 03.03.2017 as per Tamil Nadu Fundamental Rule 27(17) and light of the order passed in W.P. No.23478 of 2023 dated 27.03.2024 same was implemented by the 1st respondent in G.O. (2D) No.55, Environment, Climate Change and Forests (FR.2(ii)) Department dated