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Y.Ahamatheya Katun v. The Director Of School Education

2026-04-20Honourable Ms. Justice P.T. Asha4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20-04-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA and WMP No.15774 of 2026 Y.Ahamatheya Katun ..Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Director Of School Education College Road, Chennai- 600 006.

2. The District Educational Officer (Elementary) Dharmapuri, Dharmapuri District.

3. The Block Educational Officer III, Dharmapuri Union, Dharmapuri District.

..Respondent(s) PRAYER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Certiorari, to call for the entire records which culminated in passing the 3rd Respondent in Na.Ka. No.1393/ A3/ 2026 dated 17.03.2026 and to quash the same.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.P.Ganesan For Respondent(s):

Mrs.Mythreye Chandru, SGP

ORDER

The writ petition has been filed to call for the entire records which culminated in passing the 3rd Respondent in Na.Ka. No.1393/ A3/ 2026 dated

17.03.2026 and to quash the same.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the very same issue involved in this writ petition has been dealt by this Court in writ petition in W.P.No.7452 of 2026 dated 02.03.2026, wherein, it is observed as follows:

"9. In a similar case, the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.2747 of 2023 dated 28.03.2025, had observed as follows:

"Today the entire scheme for incentive increments has been withdrawn but the issue as to whether the said withdrawal can be prospective and it cannot operate retrospectively still lingers. We do not see the need to go into the said issue as it is not germane to the facts on hand. Here the respondent has completed M.A.(Economics) in May 2010 and B.Ed in December 2015. Therefore, she is entitled to two sets of advance incentive increments for these two higher qualifications obtained by her. The question of whether MA (Economics) would be useful to the School students or not cannot be gone into by us, as the Government, in its wisdom, had in GO.(Ms).No.324 dated 25.04.1995, consciously decided to confer the benefit of the incentive increments on all teachers who obtained higher qualifications in any subject found in the higher secondary syllabus.

10. The above discussion would apply on all fours of this

case. The petitioner has acquired her B,Sc. Computer Science in November 2009 and B.Ed in Computer Science and in Mathematics in May 2014.

11. Therefore, this writ petition is allowed and the impugned order is quashed and the respondents are directed to grant incentive increment for B.Ed in Computer Science and Mathematics to the petitioner continuously with all consequential benefits and arrears. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. No costs. "

3. The aforesaid common order dated 02.03.2026 squarely applies on all fours to the case in hand and therefore, this writ petition is allowed as prayed for and the impugned order is quashed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs.

20-04-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order ssa

P.T.ASHA, J.

ssa To 1.The Director Of School Education College Road, Chennai- 600 006.

2.The District Educational Officer (Elementary) Dharmapuri, Dharmapuri District.

3.The Block Educational Officer III, Dharmapuri Union, Dharmapuri District.

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