L,Muthuselvi v. The Director Of Elementary Education

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 28/11/2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU and W.M.P(MD).Nos.27490 and 27492 of 2025 L,Muthuselvi, ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Director of Elementary Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006..

2. The District Elementary Education Officer, Madurai District, Madurai..

3. The Block Education Officer, Melur, Madurai..

4. The Secretary, Panchayat Union Elementary School, Ayyamuthanpatti, Melur Taluk, Madurai District..

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PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the impugned order issued by the 3rd respondent in Na.Ka.No.1202/A3/2025 dated 20.06.2025 and subsequent impugned proceedings in Na.Ka.No.1050/A1/2025 dated 24.09.2025 and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : Mr.Mahaboob Athiff M For R1 to R3 : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned order cancelling the incentive increments, which are already granted to the petitioner and ordered to recover the incentives which are paid and also to revise the scale of pay for acquiring additional degree.

2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, it came to the notice of this Court that in subsequent proceedings, a learned Single Judge of this Court in a batch of writ petitions, have issued orders setting aside the identical orders passed by the Educaitonal Authorities at Maiyladurai and other places.

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3. This Court is of the view that the said order would be squarely applicable to the facts of the present case and in such view of the matter, this writ petition is allowed by setting aside the impugned orders in this writ petition.

4. However, the learned Additional Government Pleader would submit that as against the order of the learned Single Judge of this Court, a Writ Appeal has also been preferred and an interim order has also been granted.

5. It is noted that the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P(MD).No.24235 of 2025, etc., batch dated 23.10.2025 had followed the order of the Honourable Division Bench of this Court in coming at the said conclusion.

6. In view of the same, the contention of the learned Additional Government Pleader cannot be considered.

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7. In fine, the writ petition stands allowed and the impugned orders are set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 28.11.2025 TTA TO

1. The Director of Elementary Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006..

2. The District Elementary Education Officer, Madurai District, Madurai..

3. The Block Education Officer, Melur, Madurai..

4. The Secretary, Panchayat Union Elementary School, Ayyamuthanpatti, Melur Taluk, Madurai District..

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K.KUMARESH BABU,J TTA

ORDER

IN WP(MD) No.34784 of 2025 Date : 28/11/2025 5/5