An employee is entitled to the selection grade upon completing ten years of service in the post of Headmaster, following consistent established judicial precedents on service grade benefits.

ORDER

This writ petition is filed for the following relief:

“To call for the records relating to the impugned order issued by the 3rd respondent in O.Mu.No.7176/A1/2021 dated 03.11.2021 and to QUASH the same and consequently directing the respondents to sanction selection grade to the petitioner in the post of Headmaster in consideration of 10 years completed service in the post of Headmaster from 01.06.2008 to 31.05.2018, with consequential retirement benefits and pensionary benefits.”

2. This Court had an occasion to consider a similar case in WP.No.17675 of 2023. After hearing the arguments and relying upon the earlier judgement of this Court in N.S.Rangasamy Vs. The Director of High School Education, Chennai – WP.No.22589, the learned Judge has held as follows:

“In view of the above, the impugned order is set aside and the respondents are directed to sanction selection grade to the petitioner in the post of Headmaster in the 5^th respondent school in consideration of 10 years of service rendered in the post of Headmaster from 01.06.2012 to 31.05.2022, with consequential retirement and pensionary benefits, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

3. The aforesaid decision is squarely applicable to the facts of the present case. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. The respondents are directed to sanction selection grade to the petitioner in the post of Headmaster in consideration of 10 years completed service in the post of Headmaster from 01.06.2008 to 31.05.2018, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs.