IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 09.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and W.M.P.No.4041 of 2026 S.Shanmugam ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai-600 006.

3.The Chief Educational Officer, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.

4.The Headmaster, T.N.A.P.Higher Secondary School, Tiruvannamalai-606 601.

5.The Principal Accountant General (Tamil Nadu), O/o.The Principal Accountant General, AG’s Office Complex, 361, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai-600018. ...Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the third respondent in Na.Ka.No.1808/A3/2025 dated 28.11.2025 and to quash the same and consequently, directing the respondents to sanction selection grade/special grade scale of pay in the post of Secondary Grade Teacher in favour of the petitioner’s wife, namely, I.Baby Janat (Late) with conse