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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, C.KUMARAPPAN, JJ.
M. Sampath, S/o. C. Manickam – Appellant
Versus
The Government Of Tamil Nadu, Rep By Its Secretary To Government, School Education Department - Respondent
WA No. 2774 Of 2018, WA NO. 2869 OF 2018, WA NO. 2843 OF 2018, WA NO. 2423 OF 2013, WA NO. 1243 OF 2015, WA NO. 763 OF 2016, WA NO. 375 OF 2019, WA NO. 710 OF 2019, WA NO. 1001 OF 2019, WA NO. 1622 OF 2019, WA NO. 2489 OF 2019, WA NO. 2609 OF 2019, WA NO. 2607 OF 2019, WP NO. 20378 OF 2015, WP NO. 20816 OF 2015, WP NO. 21349 OF 2015, WP NO. 21374 OF 2015, WP NO. 21515 OF 2015, WP NO. 21665 OF 2015, WP NO. 21722 OF 2015, WP NO. 21747 OF 2015, WP NO. 21896 OF 2015, WP NO. 22067 OF 2015, WP NO. 22490 OF 2015, WP NO. 22495 OF 2015, WP NO. 22491 OF 2015, WP NO. 22492 OF 2015, WP NO. 22493 OF 2015, WP NO. 22494 OF 2015, WP NO. 22501 OF 2015, WP NO. 22735 OF 2015, WP NO. 22740 OF 2015, WP NO. 22759 OF 2015, WP NO. 22764 OF 2015, WP NO. 22888 OF 2015, WP NO. 23576 OF 2015, WP NO. 25364 OF 2015, WP NO. 26784 OF 2015, WP NO. 29569 OF 2015, WP NO. 40848 OF 2015, WP NO. 40849 OF 2015, WP NO. 8516 OF 2016, WP NO. 8517 OF 2016, WP NO. 19264 OF 2016, WP NO. 19267 OF 2016, WP NO. 19265 OF 2016, WP NO. 19266 OF 2016, WP NO. 21436 OF 2016, WP NO. 21437 OF 2016, WP NO. 21461 OF 2016, WP NO. 21462 OF 2016, WP NO. 22391 OF 2016, WP NO. 31348 OF 2016, WP NO. 31355 OF 2016, WP NO. 31356 OF 2016, WP NO. 31357 OF 2016, WP NO. 31358 OF 2016, WP NO. 31352 OF 2016, WP NO. 31351 OF 2016, WP NO. 31354 OF 2016, WP NO. 31349 OF 2016, WP NO. 31350 OF 2016, WP NO. 31353 OF 2016, WP NO. 34375 OF 2016, WP NO. 34376 OF 2016, WP NO. 34377 OF 2016, WP NO. 37721 OF 2016, WP NO. 37724 OF 2016, WP NO. 37723 OF 2016, WP NO. 37725 OF 2016, WP NO. 37722 OF 2016, WP NO. 42959 OF 2016, WP NO. 42960 OF 2016, WP NO. 42961 OF 2016, WP NO. 42962 OF 2016, WP NO. 42964 OF 2016, WP NO. 42963 OF 2016, WP NO. 42965 OF 2016 And All The Connected Miscellaneous Petitions
Decided On : 27-01-2026
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| 1. identification of parties and respective titles. (Para 1) |
| 2. detailing facts pertaining to each petitioner/respondent. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
JUDGMENT :
S.M. Subramaniam, J.
The issue in these batch of Writ Appeals are no longer res integra. The issue pertains to grant of Selection Grade and Special Grade to the post of Secondary Grade Teachers and Primary School Head Masters in the Education Department. Whether the services rendered as Secondary Grade Teacher prior to 01.06.1988 shall be reckoned for grant of Selection Grade or not was considered by the Courts.
2. The Division Bench has passed an order rejecting the claim of the Secondary Grade Teachers and a batch of appeals were filed by the aggrieved teachers before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and the order of the High Court was confirmed and the Special Leave Petition was dismissed on 01.04.2019 in SLP.(Civil) Diary No.5529 of 2019. Therefore, no further adjudication needs to be undertaken, since all the present batch of writ appeals are covered by the order of the Division Bench, which was confirmed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
3. That apart, Courts have rejected the Writ Petitions on the ground of latches, since the benefit claimed pertain to V Pay Commission, which came to be implemented on 01.06.1988. Thereafter, three Pay Commissions were implemented and pay fixed to the teachers were merged and revised pay was fixed. Under these circumstances, the Courts rejected the petitions and now there is no scope to re-consider the same, since the judgment of the Division Bench was confirmed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
4. Consequently, the Writ Appeals filed by the Government viz., W.A.Nos.375, 710, 1001 of 2019, 2423 of 2013, 1243 of 2015 and 763 of 2016 are allowed and all the other Writ Appeals and Writ Petitions are dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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