IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI

and

W.M.P.Nos. 54503 & 54506 of 2025

J.Esakkiammal ... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Director of School Education,

Directorate of School Education,

DPI Campus, College Road,

Chennai – 600 006.

2.The Regional Accounts Officer (Audit)

School Education Department,

Coimbatore.

3.The Chief Educational Officer,

O/o. The Chief Educational Office,

Salem District, Coimbatore.

4.The Headmaster,

Government Girls Higher Secondary School,

Athur, Salem District – 636 102. ....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 records of the 2^nd respondent in proceedings having Ref.No.Na.Ka.No.2143/E3/2019 dated 05.10.2019 raising audit objection to the grant of incentive for the M.Phil Degree obtained through distance mode and ordering recovery of the incentive granted to the petitioner from the salary of the petitioner from 18.01.2013 and quash the same as arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to continue to pay the incentive amount to the petitioner for having acquired M.Phil Degree along with pet