R. Chakrapani v. Thestate Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.04.2015

CORAM

THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE SATISH K.AGNIHOTRI and THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL W.A.Nos.724 to 726 of 2015 and M.P.Nos.1, 1 and 1 of 2015 R. CHAKRAPANI ...Appellant in W.A.No.724 of 2015

1. V. SAMINATHAN

2. M. RAMAN ...Appellants in W.A.No.725 of 2015 D. SUNDARAMOORTHY ...Appellant in W.A.No.726 of 2015 Vs 1 THE STATE OF TAMILNADU REP BY THE SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPT.

FORT ST.GEORGE CHENNAI 9 2 THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, (HIGHER SECONDARY) COLLEGE ROAD NUNGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI 6 3 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, VELLORE, VELLORE DISTRICT 4 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUVANNAMALAI, TIRUVANNAMALAI DISTRICT 5 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER KRISHNAGIRI, KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT 6 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER NAMAKKAL, NAMAKKAL DISTRICT

7 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUPPUR , TIRUPPUR DISTRICT 8 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER KARUR, KARUR DISTRICT 9 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUVALLUR, TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT 10 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER KANCHEEPURAM, KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT 11 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER THANJAVUR, THANJAVUR DISTRICT 12 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER CUDDALORE, CUDDALORE DISTRICT 13 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VILLUPURAM, VILLUPURAM DISTRICT 14 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER ERODE, ERODE DISTRICT 15 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER DINDIGUL, DINDUGUL DISTRICT 16 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER DHARMAPURI, DHARMAPURI DISTRICT 17 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER SALEM, SALEM DISTRICT 18 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER COIMBATORE, COIMBATORE DISTRICT 19 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VIRUDHUNAGAR, VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT 20 VIJAYAMMAL 21 D.GOVINDARAJ 22 M.MARY FLORA 23 R.DEVAKI

24 A.JOSEPH ALBERT 25 A.R.SRINIVASAN 26 V.ARUMUGAM 27 S.R.RUKUMANI 28 R.PONNUSAMY 29 T.K.MUTHUSAMY 30 R. AZHAGAMMAL 31 P.NATARAJAN 32 M.RAJALAKSHMI 33 K.N.RAMIAH 34 J.ANNAMMAL 35 K.RAMASAMY 36 M.S.SUBRAMANIAM 37 S.ARUNACHALAM 38 R.SHANMUGAM 39 R.VENKATESAN 40 D.RANGANATHAN 41 A.ARJUNAN 42 T.SAROJA 43 A.PANEERSELVAM 44 R.KUPPASAMY 45 S.DHARSHANAMURTHY 46 M.KRISHNASAMY 47 S.INDIRAJIT 48 R.SOMANATHA RAO 49 K.VEERAPPAN 50 J.MARY SANTHAKUMARI 51 S.DHANALAKSHMI 52 P.K.SUNDARAM 53 D. DHARSHANAMURTHY 54 S.SAKRATIS VANATH 55 K.MUGANATHAN 56 S.SUBRAMANIAN 57 R. ARJUNAN 58 A. SUNDARAMURTHY 59 R.SESHU 60 M.RANGANAYAKI 61 N.ARUMUGAM 62 J.VIJAYALAKSHMI 63 R.CHANDRASEKARAN 64 R.JANAKI 65 M.SEKAR 66 E.KAILASANATHAN 67 C.NATESAN

68 V.C.BALGAM 69 A.C.KRISHNAN 70 N.ARUMUGAM 71 P.GOMATHI 72 K.MARIYAPPAN 73 N.CHINNASAMY 74 M.MARIYAPPAN 75 P.SARASWATHI 76 N.CHIDAMBARANATHAN 77 V.PAULCHAMY 78 S.MOHAMMED ALI JINNA 79 K.LAKSHMANA PERUMAL

...Respondents in W.A.No.724 of 2015

1 THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU REP. BY THE SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, FORT ST. GEORGE, CHENNAI 600 009. 2 THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION (HIGHER SECONDARY) COLLEGE ROAD NUNGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI 600 006.

3 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VILLUPURAM, VILLUPURAM DISTRICT 4 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUVANNAMALAI, TIRUVANNAMALAI DISTRICT.

5 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER CUDDALORE, CUDDALORE DISTRICT 6 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICE KARUR, KARUR DISTRICT.

7 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER COIMBATORE, COIMBATORE DISTRICT.

8 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER SALEM, SALEM DISTRICT.

9 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER RAMANATHAPURAM, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT.

10 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUPPUR, TIRUPPUR DISTRICT.

11 T. ARUMUGAM 12 S. PANDURANGAN 13 A. RAJKUMARI 14 M. KANNAN 15 G. KANNAIYAN 16 R. MARIYAMMAL 17 S. BACKIYAM 18 K. THANGAM 19 S. PERUMAL 20 S. GOVINDASAMY 21 D. MADHAVI 22 K. LAKSHMANAN 23 R. LOGANAYAGI 24 V. K. MANIMARAN 25 P. PONNUSAMY 26 A. MOHAMED ISAK 27 A. GANESAN 28 P. ANBU KANI JUMPERLIN 29 UMAYAN VELAYUTHAM 30 S. PADMANABHAN 31 R. GOVINDARAJ 32 A. JOSEPH RAJAN 33 M.MUTHU MANICKAM 34 M. PITCHAI 35 S. RAGUPATHI 36 R.P. SUGUMARAN 37 A. SUBRAMANIYAN 38 R.T. MEENAKSHI 39 N. KASTHURI

...Respondents in W.A.No.725 of 2015

1 THE STATE OF TAMILNADU REP. BY THE SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, FORT ST. GEORGE , CHENNAI-9.

2 THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION (HIGHER SECONDARY) COLLEGE ROAD NUNGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI-6.

3 THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER KANCHEEPURAM, KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT. 4 THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER CHENNAI SOUTH, CHENNAI DISTRICT.

5 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER CHENNAI SOUTH, CHENNAI DISTRICT.

6 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VELLORE, VELLORE DISTRICT 7 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUVANNAMALAI , TIRUVANNAMALAI DISTRICT 8 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUVALLUR, TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT.

9 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER CUDDALORE, CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

10 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VILLUPURAM, VILLUPURAM DISTRICT.

11 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER DINDUGUL, DINDUGUL DISTRICT.

12 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER SALEM , SALEM DISTRICT.

13 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER PUDUKKOTTAI, PUDUKKOTTAI DISTRICT.

14 M.ELUMALAI 15 P.ELANGOVAN 16 TMT.JAMUNABAI 17 TMT.T.PUSHPASARASWATHY 18 S.VENKATASWAMY 19 C.ARUMUGA NAINAR 20 M.SUDALAIYANDI 21 D.SAKTHIVEL 22 L.NARAYANAN 23 M.PADMA 24 N.CHAYA 25 S.VIMALA 26 S.PATTAMMAL 27 T.R.GAYATHRI 28 V.SUSEELA 29 M.R.GOMATHI

30 R.GIRIJA 31 K.SARADA 32 D.MOHANA 33 V.VEDAMBAL 34 B.RAJESWARI 35 V.VIJAYALAKSHMI 36 N.VIMALA 37 UNNAMALAI 38 S.VIJAYALAKSHMI 39 S.PATTAMMAL 40 V.VIJAYALAKSHMI 41 V.PARASAKTHI 42 D.SRINIVASAN 43 N.HEMALATHA 44 V.PREMAVATHI 45 D.MARY PACKIAWATHY 46 N.LAKSHMI KANTHAM 47 KOMALAVALLI. N 48 M.NAVANEETHAMMAL 49 N.MAHALAKSHMI 50 M.JAYALAKSHMI 51 S.D.ALPHONSE MARY 52 S.LAKSHMI 53 J.PADMA 54 K.S.NOORJEHAN 55 S.VANJULAM 56 S.AUTHIMALEM 57 M.THANGAM 58 S.KOUSALYA 59 J.MABEL HEPZIBAI 60 C.CHINNASAMY 61 K.MARIYAPPAN 62 M.MARIYAPPAN 63 M.DURAISAMY 64 K.SUNDARAM 65 A.KRISHNAMURTHY 66 S.LALITHA 67 K.KALIYAVARATHAN 68 A.RAMALINGAM 69 C.SETHURAMAN 70 R.KANNAPPAN 71 M.KALIYAN 72 MD.SHAJAHAN 73 T.ARULJOTHI

74 D.NARASINGAM 75 K.MANICKAM 76 ANBUMANI

...Respondents in W.A.No.726 of 2015

Appeals filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent against the order dated 18.11.2013 made in W.P.Nos.4352, 5426 and 4354 of 2013. W.P.Nos.4352, 5426 and 4354 of 2013: Petition filed to issue a Writ of Mandamus, Directing the respondents to extend the benefit of G.O.Ms.No.216 Finance (PC) Department dated 22.3.1993 in the light of Orders of the Honourable Division Bench in W.P.No.8747 of 2009 dated 14.7.2009 confirmed by the Honourable Apex Court in CC 2746/2010 dated 23.4.2010 and accordingly award Selection/ Special Grade Scale of Pay with effect from 1.6.1988 and revision of pensionery benefits and pay arrears immediately to the petitioners respectively. For Appellants : Mr.R.Singaravelan for Ms.M.Srividya For Respondents : Mr.K.Karthikeyan, Govt. Advocate for R1 to R19 in W.A.No.724 of 2015 for R1 to R10 in W.A.No.

725 of 2015 for R1 to R13 in W.A.No.726 of 2015 COMMON JUDGMENT (Judgment of the Court was delivered by SATISH K.AGNIHOTRI, J.) Learned counsel appearing for the appellants would submit that the order of the learned single Judge impugned in these writ appeals was already set aside by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.352 of 2014 etc., batch on 04.02.2015 and therefore, these appeals have become infructuous. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2.In view of the above, these writ appeals are dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar

mmi To 1 THE STATE OF TAMILNADU REP BY THE SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPT.

FORT ST.GEORGE, CHENNAI 9 2 THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION (HIGHER SECONDARY) COLLEGE ROAD NUNGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI 6 3 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, VELLORE, VELLORE DISTRICT 4 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUVANNAMALAI, TIRUVANNAMALAI DISTRICT 5 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER KRISHNAGIRI, KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT 6 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER NAMAKKAL , NAMAKKAL DISTRICT 7 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUPPUR, TIRUPPUR DISTRICT 8 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER KARUR, KARUR DISTRICT 9 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUVALLUR, TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT 10 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER KANCHEEPURAM, KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT 11 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER THANJAVUR, THANJAVUR DISTRICT 12 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER CUDDALORE, CUDDALORE DISTRICT 13 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VILLUPURAM, VILLUPURAM DISTRICT

14 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER ERODE, ERODE DISTRICT 15 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER DINDIGUL , DINDUGUL DISTRICT 16 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER DHARMAPURI, DHARMAPURI DISTRICT 17 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER SALEM, SALEM DISTRICT 18 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER COIMBATORE, COIMBATORE DISTRICT 19 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VIRUDHUNAGAR, VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT 20 THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU REP. BY THE SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, FORT ST. GEORGE, CHENNAI 600 009. 21 THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION (HIGHER SECONDARY) COLLEGE ROAD NUNGAMBAKKAM , CHENNAI 600 006.

22 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VILLUPURAM, VILLUPURAM DISTRICT 23 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUVANNAMALAI, TIRUVANNAMALAI DISTRICT.

24 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER CUDDALORE, CUDDALORE DISTRICT 25 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICE KARUR, KARUR DISTRICT.

26 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER COIMBATORE, COIMBATORE DISTRICT.

27 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER SALEM, SALEM DISTRICT.

28 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER RAMANATHAPURAM, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT.

29 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUPPUR, TIRUPPUR DISTRICT.

30 THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION (HIGHER SECONDARY) COLLEGE ROAD NUNGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI-6.

31 THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER KANCHEEPURAM, KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT. 32 THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, CHENNAI SOUTH, CHENNAI DISTRICT.

33 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER CHENNAI SOUTH, CHENNAI DISTRICT.

34 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VELLORE, VELLORE DISTRICT 35 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER TIRUVANNAMALAI, TIRUVANNAMALAI DISTRICT 36 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER CUDDALORE, CUDDALORE DISTRICT.

37 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER VILLUPURAM, VILLUPURAM DISTRICT.

38 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER DINDUGUL, DINDUGUL DISTRICT.

39 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER SALEM, SALEM DISTRICT.

40 THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER PUDUKKOTTAI, PUDUKKOTTAI DISTRICT.

+3cc's to Mr.M.SriVidhya, Advocate, S.R.No. 24621, 24620, 24622 W.A.Nos.724 to 726 of 2015 SSI(CO) CA(22/05/2015)