S.Pattuvaraya Pandian v. State Of Tamilnadu, Rep By Its

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19-09-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE G. JAYACHANDRAN 1.S.Pattuvaraya Pandian 2.N.Naveenatha Krishnan 3.H.Raman 4.E.Kathiresan 5.S.Rajasingh 6.K.Ganapathy 7.J.Pandiaraj Issac 8.R.Gopalan 9.P.Somasundaram 10.S.Muniasamy 11.K.Sundarraj 12.M.Subramanian 13.S.Kalape Paul Raj 14.Priscilla Ranjitham 15.M.Subramanian 16.M.L.Pushpavathy 17.S.Paravathi 18.A.Stella 19.K.Shanmuga Rajeswari Petitioner(s) Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance (PGC) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2/4 2.The Principal Accountant General (A& E) 361, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai 600 018.

3.The Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts, Panagal Buildings, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

Respondent(s) PRAYER : Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of writ of Declaration declaring the clarification letter issued by the 1 st respondent in Letter No.61495 (Ms.) / PGC/ 2013 Finance (PGC) Department Dated 04.02.2014 and its allied Letter No.24050/ PGC/ 2014-1 Finance (PGC) Department dated 28.05.2014 as null and void and unenforceable in the eye of law, further the 2nd respondent has not raised any doubt from the 1st respondent through the letter Pen 30/1-76/2013-14/ 96083 dated 23.10.2013 as stated by the 1st respondent in the clarification letter dated 04.02.

2014 and thereby direct the 1st respondent to issue orders for the payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance for the difference of the pre-revised pension minus original pension from the date of retirement to till date as the Dearness Allowance/pay is one of the many components, which go into the eventual determination of pension as specifically indicated by the Apex Court in Paragraph 30 of its Judgment dated 17.01.2013 and direct the 1 st respondent to issue instructions to the 3 rd respondent to revise the pension automatically as per G.O.174 dated 21.04.1998 and G.O.235 dated 01.06.2009 as already ordered in paragraph 15 of G.O.363 dated 23.08.2013 as far as the petitioners are concern and pay the consequential arrears within a stipulated period.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.A.R.Nixon For Respondent(s):

Mr.Azizulla Khan Government Advocate for R1 & R3 No appearance for R2

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ORDER

Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner states that the writ petition to declare the letter of the respondent dated 28.05.2014 in consideration by the Division Bench of this Court in a connected batch of Writ Appeals, namely, W.A.No.1581 of 2021 are allowed and states that nothing further survives for adjudication in this writ petition.

2.Recording the said submission, the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition, if any, is also closed.

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sli To 1.State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance (PGC) Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Principal Accountant General (A& E) 361, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai 600 018.

3.The Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts, Panagal Buildings, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

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