BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

Date of Reserving the Order Date of Pronouncing the Order

04.11.2025 09.01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU

W.P.(MD) Nos.22877 & 30410 of 2025 &

WMP (MD).Nos.17953 & 17954 of 2025 &

WMP. (MD).Nos.23637, 23639, 23640, 23641 & 23642 of 2025

W.P.(MD).No.22877 of 2025

LNP Girls Higher Secondary School,

Rep., by its Secretary,

Mr.Gurucharan,

Lalgudi, Trichy District. ... Petitioner

-vs-

1.The Chief Educational Officer,

Tiruchirappalli,

Tiruchirappali District.

2.The District Educational Officer,

Lalgudi,

Tiruchirappalli District.

3.P.Murugesan

4.S.Nalina ... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Certiorari to call for the records relating to the impugned order in

proceedings Na.Ka.No.003216/Aa3/2025, dated 27.06.2025 issued by the second respondent, quash the same as illegal.

S.Nalina ... Petitioner -vs-

1.The Chief Educational Officer, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappali District.

2.The District Educational Officer, Lalgudi, Tiruchirappalli District.

3.LNP Girls Higher Secondary School, Rep., by its Secretary, Mr.Gurucharan, Lalgudi, Trichy District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned proceedings of the third respondent dated 23.06.2025 in Na.Ka.No. 145/2025 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to settle the retirement benefits payable to the petitioner towards her 32 years of service from 24.08.1993 to 30.06.2025 with relevant interest for the belated payment and further direct payment of pension from the month of July 2025 and pay salary for the services rendered by the petitioner during the re- employment period from 01.07.2025 to 30.08.2025 within a period to be determined by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.N.Ramanathan Mr.N.Dilip Kumar in W.P.(MD).No.30410 of 2025 For Respondents : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar AGP for RR1 & R2 in both W.Ps Mr.N.Dilip Kumar for R4 in W.P.(MD).No.22877 of 2025

C O M M O N O R D E R

The Writ Petition in W.P.(MD).No.22877 of 2025 had been filed to quash the impugned order, dated 27.06.2025 issued by the second respondent. 2.The Writ Petition in W.P.(MD).No.30410 of 2025 had been filed to quash the impugned proceedings of the third respondent dated 23.06.2025 in Na.Ka.No.145/2025 and consequently to direct the respondents to settle the retirement benefits payable to the petitioner towards her 32 years of service from 24.08.1993 to 30.06.2025 with relevant interest for the belated payment and further to direct the respondents to pay pension from the month of July 2025 and pay salary for the services rendered by the petitioner during the re-

employment period from 01.07.2025 to 30.08.2025 within a stipulated period.

3. Heard Mr.A.N.Ramanathan, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in W.P.No.22877 of 2025 and Mr.N.Dilip Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in W.P.No.30410 of 2025 and Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents.

W.P.(MD).No.22877 of 2025

4. The impugned order in W.P.(MD).No.22877 of 2025 is an order that was issued re-employing the petitioner in W.P.(MD).No.30410 of 2025, which came to be passed on 27.06.2025. Pending the said Writ Petition, by an order dated 01.09.2025, the order impugned herein had been withdrawn on the ground that there has been an order of interim stay granted by this Court. As the Teacher who was re-employed had subsequently filed W.P.(MD).No.30410 of 2025, seeking to settle all retirement benefits including the pension and also restricted her claim for the salary for the services rendered during the re-employment period namely 01.07.2025 to 30.08.2025 without making any further claim for the subsequent periods in a Writ Petition filed in the month of October 2025, this Court would only come to the conclusion that the Teacher had acq