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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 36130

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.SATHISH KUMAR, M.JOTHIRAMAN, JJ
The Chief Educational Officer, Madurai, Madurai District – Appellant
Versus
A.Vimala Sirumalar – Respondent


Advocates:
For Appellants:Mr.J.Ashok Additional Government Pleader, Mr.R.Baskaran Additional Advocate General
For Respondents: Ms.A.Amala

Table of Content
1. appeal challenges single judge order on incentive increments. (Para 1 , 2)
2. prior case holds no bar to increments without permission. (Para 3)
3. appeal dismissed following prior binding order. (Para 4)

(Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.)

Challenging the order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(MD)No.11670 of 2022, the present writ appeal is filed.

2.Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials placed on record.

3.The issue involved in this writ appeal has already been dealt with by this Court in W.A.(MD)No.570 of 2021 by an order dated 14.11.2025. The relevant portion of the said judgment is extracted hereunder for better ready reference:

“5. We have dealt with an identical issue in W.A.(MD)No.

570 of 2021 and by order dated 14.11.2025, accepted the case of identically placed faculty members, in the following terms:-

10.The grant of incentive increments is a laudable measure that was put in place by G.O.Ms.42, Education Department dated 10.01.1969, wherein the Government accepted, in principle, that incentive payments and awards should be granted to the teachers in schools who acquire higher educational qualifica

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