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W.P.No.24657 of 2019

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

RESERVED ON : 10.12.2025

PRONOUNCED ON : 19.12.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR

W.P.No.24657 of 2019

G.Vedachalam .. Petitioner

vs

1.The Secretary to Government,

School Education,

Fort St.George, Chennai -600 009.

2.The Principal Accountant General (A & E)

No.361, Annasalai, Chennai – 600 018.

3.The Director of School Education,

College Road, Chennai -600 006.

4.The Chief Educational Officer

Kancheepuram. … Respondents

Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,

praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records

relating to the impugned order passed by the 2^nd respondent in proceeding

No.P10/1/11025037/ADK dated 09.04.2019 and quash the same and

consequently direct the respondent to Re-fix the petitioner scale of pay as

per G.O.M.S.No.23 Finance Department dated 12.01.2011 and the

consequent Letter No.8764/CMPC/2012-01 by adding a sum of Rs.250/-

personal pay (750-500 = 250) for the period from 01.01.2011 to 25.07.2013

in the scale of pay of the petitioner and to Re-fix the pension and to pay the

same with arrears.

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For Petitioner : Mr.G.Maheshkumar

For Respondents : Ms.A.Bakkiyalakshmi for R1,R3 and R4

Government Advocate

Mr.S.Mahesh

for Mr.V.Vijayshankar for R2

O R D E R

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned

Government Advocate for the respondents 1, 3 and 4 and the learned counsel

for the 2^nd respondent and perused the record.

2. The case of the petitioner in brief is that he was initially appointed

as B.T.Assistant on 09.10.1986 and was granted selection grade in

B.T.Assistant on 09.01.1996; that thereafter, he was promoted as High

School Headmaster on 29.10.2005. It is the further case of the petitioner

that he was awarded selection grade in the post of High School Headmaster

on 09.10.2006 by counting service of 10 years rendered in the post of

B.T.Assistant and thereafter, he was promoted as District Educational

Officer on 26.07.2013 and retired from service on attaining the age of

superannuation on 31.05.2016.

3. The petitioner contended that as per revised Scale pay pursuant to

6^th Pay Commission recommendations which were made under Government

Order in G.O.Ms.No.234 Finance Department dated 01.06.2009, his pay was

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fixed in the scale of 9300-34800 with a Grade Pay of Rs.4,600/- from

01.01.2006; that thereafter as per G.O.Ms.No.58 dated 25.02.2011 his pay

has been revised with effect from 01.01.2006 in the scale pay of Rs.9300-

34800 with Grade pay of Rs.4800/- (notionally effected from 01.01.2006

with monetary benefits from 01.01.2011); that the Government thereafter

passed another order vide G.O.Ms.No.23 dated 12.01.2011 granting personal

pay of Rs.750/- per month to the Secondary Grade Teacher and High School

Headmaster from 01.01.2011 who were drawing pay in ordinary scale of

pay; and that the Government issued clarification to G.O.Ms.No.234 and

G.O.Ms.No.23 vide letter dated 18.04.2012 stating that those who are

working as High School Headmaster and working in the ordinary grade pay

given personal pay of Rs.750/- instead of Rs.500/- by giving monetary

effect from 01.01.2011, the said pay of Rs.750/- will be taken into account

along with Annual Increment, Dearness Allowance as well, for pensionary

benefits; and that thereafter, further clarification was issued by the Director

of School Education/3^rd respondent that those who were granted Selection

Grade after from 01.01.2006 without any change in grade pay would be

entitled for personal pay of Rs.750/- w.e.f. 01.01.2011.

4. The petitioner contended that since, the Government had granted

personal pay of Rs.750/- to Secondary Grade Teachers and those Teachers

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