BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 10.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI WP(MD)No.15541 of 2023 A.Arokiya Jeyarani ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600009.

2. The Director of Elementary Education, D.P.I.Campus, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600006.

3. The District Educational Officer (Elementary), Trichy District, Trichy.

4. The Block Educational Officer, Manikandam Block, Trichy District. ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to fix the petitioner's scale of pay in pay scale of Rs.6650 +Rs.3325 GP with effect from 20.08.2009 with all attendant monetary benefit.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Saravanan For Respondents : Mr.M.Sarangan, Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

The petitioner got selected by the Teachers Recruitment Board and she was appointed as a Secondary Grade Teacher in a Panchayat School on 20.08.2009. Earlier, she had worked as a Secondary Grade Teacher at aided minority schools. Therefore, she has s