1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 27/4/2011 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN Writ Petition (MD)No.4886 of 2011 M. Muniyammal ... Petitioner Vs. The Secretary to Government Education Department Secretariat Chennai 600 009. ... Respondent Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus praying to direct the respondent to consider and dispose of the representation dated 21/3/2011 of the petitioner on merits and in accordance with law in the light of G.O.234 School Education Department dated 10/9/2009 and G.O.Ms.No.270 dated 20/9/2010 within a specified time. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Veilkani Raju For Respondent : Mr.V.Rajasekaran, Spl.G.P O R D E R By consent, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 2. Mr.V.Rajasekaran, Special Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of the respondent. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition praying to direct the respondent to consider and dispose of the representation dated 21/3/2011 of the petitioner on merits and in accordance with law in the light of G.O.234 School Education Department dated 10/9/2009 and G.O.Ms.No.270 dated 20/9/2010 within a specified time. 4. The case of the petitioner is that her husband joined as Secondary Grade Teacher and promoted as Head Master in the Elementary School situated at Ramanathapuram District. 61 Head Masters of Elementary Schools belonging to various Districts filed applications in the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal and obtained directions on 12/7/2002 to the Government that the services of the Teachers who have served as secondary Grade Teachers and Elementary School Headmasters prior to 1/6/1998 to be included and calculated for the purpose of fixing pay scale from the date of promotion as Elementary School Headmaster and to fix up the Selection Grade and Special Grade. Writ petitions in https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 W.P.Nos.29644 and 29645 of 2003 were filed, challenging the said order of the Tribunal and the same were dismissed. 5. Accordingly, the Government in G.O.Ms.No.234 School Education Department dated 10/9/2009 issued orders to implement the above said order of the High Court. Accordingly, the above said 61 Teachers have been benefited. 6. The case of the petitioner falls under the above said category and hence, the petitioner's husband had sent a representation to the respondent on 10/2/2011 to extend the said benefits. Since, he expired on 14/3/2011, the petitioner made a representation to the authorities on 21/3/2011 for giving such benefits. Since the said representation has not been disposed of so far by the respondent, the petitioner has come forward with the present writ petition praying for the relief as stated therein. 7. Without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the respondent to consider and dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioner dated 21/3/2011 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 8. This writ petition is ordered accordingly. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar (C.S) To The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Education Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. + 1 cc to Mr.M.Veilkani Raju, Advocate, SR No.15297 + 1 cc to The Special Government Pleader, SR No.15950 W.P.(MD)No.4886 of 2011 27/4/2011 mvs. RJ/12.5.11 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/