1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15.03.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN W.P.(MD).No.2967 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2011 D.John Rose, Retired Physical Education Teacher, Kattukkadai,Palappalam Post - 629 159, Kanyakumari District. : Petitioner Vs. 1.The Chief Educational Officer, Kanyakumari District, at Nagercoil. 2.The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006. : Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to pass orders and dispose of the proposal for revised pension benefits dated 08.03.2002, which is pending before the first respondent within a stipulated time. For Petitioner : Mr.F.Deepak For Respondents : Mr.V.Rajasekaran Special Government Pleader ORDER Mr.V.Rajasekaran, learned Special Government Pleader, takes notice on behalf of the respondents. By consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2. I have heard Mr.F.Deepak, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.V.Rajasekaran, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. The petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition for a Mandamus, directing the respondents to pass orders and dispose of the proposal for revised pension benefits dated 08.03.2002, which is pending before the first respondent within a stipulated time. 4. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as a Physical Education Teacher at Government Basic Training School, Vedaranyam on 26.07.1960 in Education Department. On 05.05.1966 he was selected for the post of Hostel Superintendent -cum- Physical Instructor in the department of Employment and Training through proper channel and he worked there upto 20.12.1974. Due to family circumstances, he has requested the Labour and Employment Department to revert him back to the Education Department through his petition dated 02.02.1973. By G.O.Ms.No.1115, dated 29.06.1974, the petitioner was reverted back to Education Department from Labour and Employment Department and accordingly, he joined duty as Physical https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 Education Teacher Grade-I at Government Higher Secondary School, Kulasekaram. He retired from service on 30.04.1995. He sent a representation to the respondents requesting them to take into account his service rendered both in the Education Department and in the Labour and Employment and Training Department to fix the pay in the revised scale of pay. Even after the direction of the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal to consider his pay fixation and other benefits, the same was not considered by the respondents and hence, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present Writ Petition. 5. Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to send a copy of the representation dated 27.08.2010 to the first respondent within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on receipt of the same, the first respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks thereafter. 6. The Writ Petition is disposed of` with the above direction Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) /TRUE COPY/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Chief Educational Officer, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil. 2.The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai - 600 006. +1cc to Mr.F.Deepak, Advocate SR.No.6472 +1cc to The Special Govt.Pleader SR.No.6704 ORDER MADE IN W.P.(MD).No.2967 of 2011 Dated:15.03.2011 SML PA/28.03.2011/2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/