BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:09.04.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN WP(MD)No.2914 of 2011 1.E.Muthu 2.A.Malaiappan 3.S.Mariappan 4.R.Kamala Kannan 5.A.Ramaiah :Petitioners -Vs- 1.The Assistant Director of Rural Development (Panchayat), Tirunelveli. 2.The Block Development Officer, Ambasamudram Panchayat Union, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli District. :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 sanction arrears of consolidated pay as per revised scale with effect from 01.01.1996 to 31.08.2008 to the petitioners, in the light of the order passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.8959 and 9025 of 1999, dated 04.08.2008. For Petitioners: Mr.T.Selvan For Respondents: Mr.P.Thilak Kumar,Additional Government Pleader ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2.By consent, the Writ Petition itself is taken up for final hearing. 3.The petitioners have come up with the present Writ Petition for a Mandamus, directing the respondents to sanction arrears of consolidated pay as per revised scale with effect from 01.01.1996 to 31.08.2008 to them, in the light of the order passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.8959 and 9025 of 1999, dated 04.08.2008. 4.The case of the petitioners are that they are working as Panchayat Assistants. The Government of Tamil Nadu, as per G.O.Ms.No.191, dated 29.04.1999, accepted the recommendation of the committee on pay revision constituted by the Government as per G.O.Ms.No.414, dated 31.07.1997 and accordingly, the Government directed that the employees on consolidated pay/honorarium/fixed pay, be allowed 40% increase in their remuneration as on 01.01.1996. Some of the persons have moved this Court by filing the Writ Petitions and the Writ Petitions were allowed. However, the case of the petitioners was not considered, even after a representation to the respondents. 5.Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the second respondent to send the revised proposal to the first respondent, within a period of four 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 the same, in the light of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.8959 of 1999 and 9025 of 1999, dated 04.08.2008 at the earliest, in any event, within a period of six weeks thereafter. 6.The Writ Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) / TRUE COPY / Sub Assistant Registrar To: 1.The Assistant Director of Rural Development (Panchayat),Tirunelveli. 2.The Block Development Officer,Ambasamudram Panchayat Union,Ambasamudram,Tirunelveli Distt +5CC's to Mr.T.Selvan, Advocate. SR.No.13219. +1CC to The Special Government Pleader. SR.No.13426. SML/RP/12.04.11/1P/9C. Order made in WP(MD)No.2914 of 2011,09.04.2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/