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N.Kalavathy v. Joint Director Of Collegiate Education

2025-02-10Honourable Mr Justice C.V. Karthikeyan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.02.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN N.Kalavathy .. Petitioner Vs.

Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai Region, Anna Salai, Saidapet, Chennai - 600015.

.. Respondent Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to consider the representations dated 29.08.2022 and 11.10.2022 with respect to petitioner late husband's revised salary in the discrimination of Junior getting more pay than the senior order to be implemented by the respondent when the other 4 persons except the petitioner husband had availed the benefit of revised amount and also direct the respondent to pay the revised amount in favour of the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Muruganandam For Respondent : Mr.C.Jayaprakash, Government Advocate

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed in the nature of a Mandamus, seeking a direction against the respondent to consider the representations dated 29.08.2022 and 11.10.2022, relating to the revised salary of the husband of the petitioner.

2. It is contended that the juniors obtained more pay than the seniors. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it had been contended that the husband of the petitioner had worked as the Head of the Department in Economics at Pachayappas College, Chennai - 30. He joined on 31.01.1985 and had retired from service on 31.05.2017. It had been contended that his junior, V. Gnanakumari, was getting more pay. It had been stated that, questioning this particular anomaly, the petitioner had given representations.

3. A direction is given to the respondent to examine the service records of the husband of the petitioner, S. Soundararaj and also of the junior, V. Gnanakumari, and then come to a subjective satisfactory conclusion as to whether the husband of the petitioner had been paid salary in accordance with his seniority, or whether he had suffered since the junior

had been paid more salary. An order in this regard is to be passed by the respondent within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4. With the above observations, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.

10.02.2025 Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No Neutral Case Citation: Yes/No kv To The Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai Region, Anna Salai, Saidapet, Chennai - 600015.

C.V.KARTHIKEYAN,J.

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