IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26-11-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN

WP No. 46071 of 2025 and

WMP Nos.51386 & 51389 of 2025

1.G.Ragothaman 2.P.Pachaya Pillai

3.M.Muniyan

4.P.Kannan

5.R.Devaraju

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The State of Tamilnadu

Rep. By its Addl. Chief Secretary to Government,

Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department,

Fort St.George, Chennai 09.

2.The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest

and Head of Forest Force,

Forest Head Quarters,

Velachery Main Road, Guindy Chennai 32.

Respondent(s)

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records in Letter No.9988/ FR2(II) / 2016-3, dated 16.03.2017 of the 1st respondent and quash the same in so far as to allow monetary benefits from the date of issue this letter and consequently directing the respondents to pay monetary benefits from the date of joining as forest watcher from 24.08.2005 (1^st petitioner), from 02.07.2004 (2^nd petitioner), from 24.10.20087 (3^rd petitioner), from 03.11.2010 (4^th petitioner) and from 23.08.2005 (5^th petitioner) till the date of retirement as

per Rule 27 (17) of the Tamil Nad