State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Department of School Education, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. vs J.Vallavadass

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 22844

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
G.R.SWAMINATHAN, R.POORNIMA, JJ
State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Department of School Education, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. – Appellant
Versus
J.Vallavadass – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.C.Venkatesh Kumar, Special Government Pleader
For the Respondent: Mr.K.V.Subramanian

Table of Content
1. service regularization of teachers. (Para 1 , 2)
2. similar issues in prior cases. (Para 4)
3. rejection of belated claims. (Para 5)

(By G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.)

Heard both sides.

2.The writ petitioner was appointed as B.T. Teacher on

02.06.2003. The appointment was made in terms of G.O(Ms)No.55 dated 02.06.2004. As per the said GO, the appointee was required to serve on consolidated pay for a period of 5 years. Later, this condition was relaxed vide G.O(Ms)No.100 dated 27.06.2006. The writ petitioner was brought under the time scale of pay with effect from 01.06.2006. While so, the petitioner filed W.P(MD)No.5622 of 2020 seeking regularisation with effect from the date of initial appointment. The said writ petition was allowed by the learned single Judge by placing reliance on the order dated 13.01.2020 made in W.A.No.3904 of 2019 (Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By its Secretary and others Vs. T.Kunju Krishnan and others). Aggrieved by the order dated 18.03.2020 allowing the writ petition, this writ appeal has been filed by the State.

3.The issue raised in this writ appeal is no longer res integra.

The learned Special Government Pleader draws our attention to the order date

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