L.Natarajan v. The Principal Secretary To The Govt
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.02.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR and W.M.P.(MD) No.14980 of 2020 1.L.Natarajan 2.R.Balasubramanian 3.M.Ramar 4.K.S.Muniasamy 5.A.Kamatchi 6.V.Duraipandian 7.K.Rajaram 8.V.Ramar 9.S.Sikkander 10.S.Duraipandian 11.P.Muthurakku 12.R.S.Kannan 13.K.Selvanarayanan 14.A.Alagarsamy ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.
2.The Principal Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.
3.The Director of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai-600 006.
4.The Joint Director (Vocational), Directorate of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai-600 006.
... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings in Na.Ka.No.20119/V1/E3/2020, dated 20.10.2020 on the file of the Respondent No.4 and quash the same as illegal in so far as the petitioners herein are concerned and consequently for a direction, directing the respondents to re-fix the scale of pay and pension of the petitioners herein along with consequential monetary benefits by way of granting the benefit of Additional Fitment Table 15 within the time period stipulated by this Court. For Petitioners :
Mr.S.Rajasekar For Respondents :
Mr.V.Om Prakash Government Advocate
ORDER
It is represented by the learned Government Advocate that the issue raised in this writ petition has already come up for consideration before a learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(MD) No.14043 of 2022 and the said writ petition was dismissed by an order dated 30.01.2023 and also placed a copy of the said order before this Court.
2. From the perusal of the said order, it is noticed that the learned counsel appears for the petitioners in this petition was the counsel for the petitioners in the said writ petition and the issue is also similar to the issue involved in the present writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also not disputed about the said fact. In view of the same and for the reasons assigned in the said order dated 30.01.2023, in W.P.(MD) No.14043 of 2022, this Writ Petition is also dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected MP is closed.
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To 1.The Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.
2.The Principal Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.
3.The Director of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai-600 006.
4.The Joint Director (Vocational), Directorate of School Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai-600 006.
MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.
ABR 12.02.2024