Senthamarai.R v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.02.2026 CORAM :

THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and WMP.(MD)No.20519 of 2023 R.Senthamarai ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its Principal Secretary School Education Department Secretariat Fort St.George Chennai 600 009 2.The Director / Commissioner of School Education DPI Campus College road Chennai 3.The Joint Director of School Education(Higher Secondary) College Road Chennai 6 4.The Chief Educational Officer Pudukkottai 5.The District Educational Officer Aranthangi Pudukkottai District 6.The Head Master 1/5

7.The Chairman Parent and Teachers Association ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the third and fourth respondents herein to pass appropriate orders on the request of regularizing writ petitioner service in time scale of pay by considering representation dated 16.06.2023 in the light of G.O.Ms.no. 35, School Education Department dated 09.02.2007 within a time frame fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.L.Kannan For R1 to R6 : Mr.M.Sarangan, Additional Government Pleader.

For R7 : No Appearance

ORDER

The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the respondents 3 & 4 to pass orders on his request for regularizing his service in time scale of pay by considering representation dated 16.06.2023 in the light of G.O.Ms.no.35, School Education Department dated 09.02.2007.

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2.The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 6 submits that the request of the petitioner has been considered and it has also been rejected by the fourth respondent, vide order dated 18.02.2026. A copy of the rejection order has also been furnished to the learned counsel for the petitioner. 3.Recording the above submission, this writ petition is closed with a liberty to the petitioner to workout her remedy in the manner known to law. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To 1.The Principal Secretary School Education Department Secretariat Fort St.George Chennai 600 009 2.The Director / Commissioner of School Education DPI Campus College road Chennai 3.The Joint Director of School Education(Higher Secondary) College Road Chennai 6 4.The Chief Educational Officer Pudukkottai 5.The District Educational Officer Aranthangi Pudukkottai District 6.The Head Master 4/5

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