Madras High CourtWP(MD)/4973/2023dismissed as abated

Perumal G v. The Principal Accountant General

2026-03-02Honourable Mr.Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar6 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 02.03.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR G.Perumal ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Principal Accountant General, Accounts and Entitlement, Tamil Nadu, 361, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 018 2.The Director of School Education, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 06.

3.The Chief Educational Officer Office of the Chief Educational Officer, 4.The District Educational Officer, Office of the District Educational Officer, 1/6

5.The Treasury Officer Office of the Treasury Officer, 6.The Headmaster Government Higher Secondary School, Veerapatti - Appayanaikenpatti, Virudhunagar Taluk and District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to revise the Scale of Pay of Rs.10,500/- by revising the Scale of Pay on par with the Middle School Headmaster Selection Grade and Special Grade of Pay with effect from 01.06.1988 by consider the representation of the petitioner dated 28.02.2022. For Petitioner : Mr.Ramsundarvijayraj For Respondents : Mrs.S.Kahalakshmi - for R1 Standing counsel N.Satheeshkumar, - for R2 to R6 Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking a writ of Mandamus 2/6

directing the respondents to revise the Scale of Pay of Rs.10,500/- by revising the Scale of Pay on par with the Middle School Headmaster Selection Grade and Special Grade of Pay with effect from 01.06.1988 by considering the representation of the petitioner, dated 28.02.2022.

2. When the matter is taken up for consideration today, Mr.N.Satheeshkumar, learned Additional Government Pleader submitted that the issue raised in the present writ petition is covered by the Full Bench of this Court in the case of Government of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai Vs. G. Eswaran and others reported in 2017(1) CWC - 561.

3. On the other hand, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is no more and he is not in a position to reach out the legal representatives of the deceased petitioner and expressed his inability to file appropriate application. 3/6

4. In this circumstances, this Writ Petition is dismissed as abated. No costs.

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To 1.The Principal Accountant General, Accounts and Entitlement, Tamil Nadu, 361, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 018 2.The Director of School Education, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 06.

3.The Chief Educational Officer Office of the Chief Educational Officer, 4.The District Educational Officer, Office of the District Educational Officer, 5.The Treasury Officer Office of the Treasury Officer, 6.The Headmaster Government Higher Secondary School, Veerapatti - Appayanaikenpatti, Virudhunagar Taluk and District.

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MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR , J.

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