IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATE : 17.12.2007 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.J.MUKHOPADHAYA AND THE HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE K.SUGUNA W.A. NOS. 1002 OF 2006 & 9 & 75 OF 2007 W.P. NOS. 11062 & 11634 OF 2002 W.P. NOS. 31753 & 33944 OF 2006 & 10946, 12197, 13514 & 15353 OF 2007 AND W.A.M.P. NOS. 14917 & 15685 OF 2002 M.P. NO. 1 OF 2006 M.P. NOS. 1 & 2 OF 2007 The State of Tamilnadu represented by its Secretary Finance (Pension) Department Fort St. George, Chennai- 9. ... Appellant in W.A.Nos.1002/06 and 9 and 75 of 2007 and first respondent in W.P.Nos.11062, 11634 of 2002, 12197, 13514 of 2007 (sole respondent in W.P.31753/06, 33944/06, 10946/07, 15353 of 2007) VS Tamilnadu Retired Officials Association and its affiliated District and Taluk retired Officials association and pensioner Association represented by its General Secretary N. Subramanian having office at D.P.I. complex, Chennai-6 ... Respondent in W.A.1002/06 Kallakurichi Taluk retired official Association represented by its president Mr.M. Narayananasamy Kallakurichi- 606 202 Villupuram District (Regn.No.27/01) ... Respondent in W.A.No.9/07 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ TAMILNADU RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PENSIONER ASSOCIATION REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT R.A. AYYANAN NO.37 INDIRA GANDHI STREET, JAWAHAR NAGAR, TIRUMANGALAM- 625 706 ... RESPONDENT IN W.A.NO.75/07 K. SUBRAMANIAN ... PETITIONER IN W.P.NO.11062 OF 2002 R. BALAKRISHNAN ... PETITIONER IN WL.11634 OF 2002 W.P.No.31753 of 2006 1.V.SIVASUBRAMANIAM 2 S.RAMASWAMY 3 E.V.THIAGARAJAN 4 R.DEVANATHAN 5 T.P.VARADHAN 6 DHANASEKARAN 7 P.ARUMUGHAM 8 B.RAMANUJAM 9 G.GODAVARI 10 M.KAMALA 11 K.P.CHIDAMBARAM 12 C.ISAAC 13 K.PATHIMA BEE 14 P.SANTHANAM 15 R.KANDASAMY 16 A.SARANGAPANI 17 N.NATARAJAN 18 K.PARVATHI 19 G.KANNAN 20 A.SUSAIMARIANATHAN 21 S.GANAPATHY 22 G.SUNDARAM 23 N.RAMALINGAM 24 G.RANGANATHAN 25 V.RAJARAMAN 26 T.M.KADIRVELU https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 27 A.JOHN 28 N.MARY SUSEELA 29 S.VEERABAHU 30 K.LALITHA 31 A.SORNAM 32 A.SRINIVASAN 33 V.KRISHNAN 34 R.POONGANI 35 K.ARUMUGAM 36 V.RAJESWARI 37 A.BOOMADEVI 38 C.MUTHUKRISHNAN 39 S.SITARAMAN 40 R.MEENAKSHI SUNDARAM 41 V.JEYAMANI 42 S.S.PITCHAI 43 P.PEER MOHIDEEN 44 A.SUBBIAH 45 A.AVALI 46 J.VICTORIA 47 I.JOSEPH 48 R.SAROJA 49 A.GOVINDAN 50 K.MANAVALAN 51 A.SAROJINAL 52 P.GOPAL 53 A.AROKKIAMARY 54 R.PONNAMMAL 55 P.MURUGAN 56 R.ARASAYEE 57 W.ALBERT 58 S.KAMALA 59 V.MUTHIAH 60 MARIAMMAL 61 M.DHAMAMANI 62 V.MUTHUMANY 63 SALETHAMARY https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 64 R.PHILOMINMARY 65 SALATHMARY 66 R.ANTONISAMY 67 T.K.MUTHUVEERAN 68 G.ALBERT DEVADOSS 69 JAYAMANI 70 D.LIZAH 71 A.GANAPATHI 72 S.SAVARIANANDAM 73 P.AYYAVOO 74 NAVANEETHAM GEORGE 75 C.PERIASAMY 76 N.S.SAROJA 77 K.DHANDAPANI 78 S.SRINIVASAN 79 S.RAJALAKSHMI 80 P.PANCHANATHAM 81 V.R.CHOCKALINGAM 82 S.GOVINDARAJAN 83 S.AMSADEVI 84 KRISHNAVENI 85 A.M.ARAWAMUTHAN 86 H.THAHIRUNNISA 87 N.NARAYANAN 88 V.BALASUBRAMANIAN 89 T.S.MURUGIAH 90 K.PARAMASIVAM 91 T.K.KANAKAM 92 CHIDAMBARAM 93 N.MAHALINGAM 94 R.V.MEENACHI SOUNDRAM 95 S.VAIRAKILI 96 R.JAYAKUMAR 97 S.KRISHNAVENI 98 R.DEVARAJAN 99 T.S.CHIDAMBARAM 100 P.DHARMALINGAM https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 101 K.ALAGAR 102 M.PETER 103 S.ANNAMMAL 104 M.ABRAHAM 105 G.GOPALAKRISHNAMMAL 106 V.MEENAKSHI SUNDARAM 107 M.K.V.MALATHY 108 A.KRISHNAMMAL 109 P.MANICKAM 110 A.KALEELUR RAHIMAN 111 S.RAMADEVARU 112 R.MARIMUTHU 113 D.S.RAMARAO 114 P.SAMIAPPAN 115 S.RAJAGOPALAN 116 CLEMENT J.FELIX 117 MARGARET ELISABETH FELIX 118 DR. CELIA DOROTHY WHITE 119 D.P.KATTAR SINGH 120 R.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN 121 J.ROBERT JOTHIRAJAN 122 S.GOVINDASWAMY 123 VADIRAR MOSES ASIRARON 124 M.KRISHNAN 125 P.MYTRAN 126 J.T.EBENEZER 127 LUCY CHANDRASEGHARAN 128 D.MARY JEBAMAN 129 D.JAYAMANI 130 S.KOKILA NAVARAJ 131 ROSE.S.JEBARATNAM 132 MARY EDWIN 133 D.MARAGATHA BAI 134 A.SAMUEL JEBARATNAM 135 T.CHANDRASEGARAN 136 A.S.MUNEER BASHA 137 P.INNACIAMAL https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 138 R.SAVARIAMMAL 139 SUSELA 140 A.V.MANICKARAJ 141 S.SHANMUGAM 142 K.GOVINDAN 143 R.SAROJA 144 V.LATCHMI 145 K.N.ANANTHAPADMANABHAN 146 G.RAMADOSS 147 B.MEENAKSHI 148 S.IYYAPPAN 149 D.PAKTHAVATSALAM 150 MRS.BABY SAROJA 151 V.HARIRAO 152 K.JEYARAMAN 153 M.C.SIVAPRAKASAM 154 V.RAMAMOORTHY 155 C.PATTAMMAL 156 P.BALASUBRAMANIAN 157 A.V.VAIDYANATHAN 158 C.RETHINASABAPATHI 159 M.RADHAKRISHNAN 160 S.NATARAJAN 161 AMITHAMMAL 162 RUKMANI 163 S.KRISHNAKUMARI 164 S.ANTONY 165 K.PARVATHY 166 A.RAMALAKSHMI 167 H.VASANTHA 168 T.N.GURUNATHAN 169 R.SUBRAMANIAM 170 V.S.RAJAGOPAL 171 P.V.NARASIMHAN 172 V.R.BALARAMAN 173 R.KUPPUSWAMI 174 P.SHANMUGAM https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 175 K.K.KAMALABAI 176 K.V.SARASWATHI 177 N.RAMACHARI 178 A.K.SRINIVASAN 179 P.LAKSHMI 180 K.THANGARAJ 181 V.SUNDARAM 182 VASANTHA 183 A.VICTORIA ANGELINA 184 ALAGAMMAL 185 C.SAROJA 186 G.PERIASAMY 187 P.RATHINAM 188 V.RAJAMANICKAM 189 P.NATARAJAN 190 S.NALLAMMAL 191 M.MARY 192 I.ABDUL WAHEED 193 K.BAKTHAVATHCHALAM 194 MARIAMMAL 195 V.SEERALAN 196 C.BALASUBRAMANIAN 197 G.DEVARAJAN 198.B.P. SEETHARAMAN 199. C.GOVINDASAMY 200 ANADHANAN 201 P.ALICE 202 K.SHANMUGA SUNDRA VADIVU 203 P.M.ABDUL RAHIMAN 204 S.SIVARAJAN 205 S.NATARAJAN 206 S.VARADARAJAN 207 S.SUBBAIAN 208 M.I.JACOB 209 V.SIVARAJAN 210 R.JENBAGAVALLI 211 T.M.SRINIVASAN https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 212 A.R.REVATHI 213 M.S.RADHAKRISHNAN 214 I.RAMASAMY 215 M.NATARAJAN 216 K.SUBRAMANIAN 217 T.RATHINASABAPATHY 218 I.AUTHITHAN 219 R.PONNUCHAMI 220 R.N.HARIHARAN 221 S.RAMANATHAN 222 T.SIVANESAN 223 T.K.SESHADRI 224 M.SUNDARAMBAL 225 S.SIVANDHANAVALLI 226 A.BHAGIRATHI BAI 227 A.V.MATHURAM 228 SANKARAVADIVU 229 G.KRISHNAMOORTHY ... PETITIONERS W.P.33944/06 1 N. ARUL SENGUTTUVAN 2 N. SIVARAMAKRISHNAN 3 K.KANNIAPPAN 4 S.N. ABDUL RAHIM 5 V. RAMASAMY 6 G. SHANMUAM 7 R. RAJAMMAL 8 S. THUNDIAN 9 V. DEVAGI 10 G. CHANDRA SEKARA GUPTA 11 K. MUTHUNATESAN 12 P. RAMASAMY 13 M MANICKAM 14 K. GOMATHY 15 A. SAVARIAMMAL https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 16 BACKIALAKSHMI 17 R. BAGYALAKSHMI 18 S.P. CHELLIAH 19 P. ARUMUGAM 20 R. PAPPAIYAN 21 T. MUTHULAKSHMI 22 M. SAKTHIVEL 23 M. RAJAMMAL 24 K. SUKUMARAN 25 S. SHANMUGAM 26 M. SIKKANDER BATCHA 27 C. NATARAJAN 28 S. MEENAKSHIAMMAL 29 C.PAUL FRANCIS 30 B. JESSIE NAVAMANI 31 T. THINAMANI 32 T.SIVALINGAM 33.L. VEDAMANICKAM 34 D. SAKUNTHALA 35 T.JAYALAKSHMI 36 M. NARAYANASWAMY 37 A.K. RAMASAMY 38 K. CHINNASAMY 39 S.JESSAMMAL 40 L. KAMALA 41 N. SAHUL HAMEED 42 S. SADAIAPPAN 43 R.KASIVISLAKSHI 44 S.VELUMAYIL 45 K NATCHIAPPAN 46 S.SARATCHANDRAN 47 K. DHANAM 48 P. RAJAMANICKAM 49 S. MUTHUSAMY 50 V. KITTAMMAL 51 T. KUPPANNAN https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 52 K. VADIVEL 53 S. JAYALAKSHMI 54 T. PARAMASIVAN 55 P RAJESWARI 56 R. PAPPA 57 R.V. RAMASAMY 58 A. KARUPPUSAMY 59 S.M. CHOKKALINGAM 60 S. PALANISAMY 61 R. MARTHAL 62 K. DEVANA GOUNDER 63 K.KARUPPATHAL 64 K.V. RAMASAMY 65 R.PERUMAL 66 A. BASKARASETHUPATHY 67 N. SUBBIAN 68 J. PHILOMINAL 69 S. FEBELL JEEVAGI 70 S. JESSAMMAL 71 P.VELAMMAL 72 N. NACHIMUTHU 73 T. PONNUSAMY 74 V.DURAIRAJ 75 T. POTHILINGAM 76 C. EDDYSAMUEL 77 T. THANGARAJ 78 A. KULANDAIVADIVEL 79 G. PALANIAMMAL 80 S. RENGANATHAN 81 T. PALANICHAMY 82 K. DURAIYAN 83 S. PAPPAL 84 V.R. BALASUBRAMANIAN 85 R. RAJESWARI 86 K. MARUTHAMUTHU 87 P. GANAPATHI https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 88 P. SUBRAMANIAM 89 R. BHAGIRATHI 90 N. VENKATARMAN 91 M. PANDI 92 A. MARIMUTHU 93 S. GRACE 94 D. MERCY 95 UMSALMA BEEVI 96 D.MERCY 97 VARADHARAJULU 98 S. PARVADHAVARDHINI 99 V. MANOHARAN 100 M. EASWARI 101 PS. SOMASUNDARM 102 T ARUMUGAM 103 S. KANDASAMY 104 M. MUTHUNAGARATHINAM 105 A.CHELLAMUTHU 106 A. GNANAMBAL ABRAHAM 107 B.ANANDAPADMANABHAN 108 D MARUTHASALAM 109 R. RANJITHAM 110 S. ALIMABIBI 111 S.M. CHOKKALINGM 112 M. GOMATHI 113 R. RAJESWARI 114 S.SUNDARA BAI 115 C. NATANASABAPATHY 116 P. KALIMUTHU 117 PS. ABDUL 118 P. PAPPAYAL 119 P.MUNIAMMAL 120 S. SENGIAH 121 K.KANNAMMAL 122 P.V. SANKARANARYANAN 123 J. SARWESWARAN 124 K. PALANIKUMAR https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 125 VICTORIA NAVAMONI 126 P. RATHINASABAPATHY 127 K VARADHARAJAN 128 J. MUNEESWARASAMY 129 C.K. MANICKAM 130 R. ALAGUMALAI 131 K. VANNIMUTHU 132 K. RAMADOSS 133 R. MUTHUKRISHNAN 134 M. THIRUVARIENKARAYALAR 135 A.P. ARUMUGAM 136 A. SELVARAJ 137 S. SARASWATHI 138 M.PERUMAL 139 M. MURUGESAN 140 D.K. RUKUMANI 141 K.BALASUBRMANIAN 142 V.S. VADIVELU 143 P. JAYARMAN 144 M PALANISAMY 145 A RAJAMMAL 146 I PITCHAI 147 LOGAMBAL SIVANMALAI 148 S. DEVAIRAKKAM 149 P. KUMARAVEL 150 P. MOHAMED GHOUSE 151 K. RAMASAMY 152 N. MAOHARA SOPHIA 153 M. CHOCKALINGAM 154 A. JAYARAMAN 155 M. ALAKAMMAL 156 A. NACHIMUTHU 157 V. KRISHYNAVENI 158 K. SADAYAPPAN 159 K. THANGAELAMMAL 160 K.L. VIJAYAMMA ... PETITIONERS https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ W.P.12197/07 1.V.C.PAPPATHI 2 C.PALANIMANICKAM 3 B.PARAMESWARI 4 REV.FR.R.RAPHAEL 5 K.SANJEEVAN 6 N.R.PADMANABHAN 7 S.PALANISAMY 8 M.T.KARUNAKARAN 9 K.R.GOWRI 10 M.MUTHUSAMY 11 P.PERUMAL 12 S.MARIAPUSHPAM 13 P.ALAGAPPAN 14 K.MOHAMMED 15 R.RAGHUPATHI 16 S.PALANISAMY 17 S.VENKATARAMAN 18 S.VIJAYALAKSHMI 19 T.SUBBULAKSHMI 20 T.SUBBULAKSHMI 21 A.THIRUVNNAMALAI 22 G.NEELAKANTAN 23 R.SAMBANDAM 24 R.BAVANANDAM 25 B.RAJESWARI 26 T.P.SELVARAJ 27 K.NANDAGOPAL 28 A.MARIA DAI MERCY 29 R.SRINIVASAN 30 S.P.S.GANESAN 31 P.S.MAHADEVAN ... PETITIONERS https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ W.P.13514/07 1 K.GOVINDARAJAN 2 N.G.RAMANUJAM 3 S.SAMBANDAM 4 S.MOHAMED HASSAN 5 PITCHAIAMMAL 6 A.SHANMUGAVEL 7 KAMALA SRINIVASAN 8 V.GURUSAMY 9 HEBZIBA GLORY GNANAMANI 10 R.LOURDU MARY 11 L.CHOCKALINGAM 12 P.KUMARAVEL 13 K.P.RAMAYYAN 14 N.V.BALASUBRAMANIAN 15 V.KUMARASWAMI 16 M.S.SHANMUGAM 17 C.SANKARA PULAVAR 18 A.ESAKKI KONE 19 S.MUTHIAH KONE 20 R.MUTHUKRISHNA KONE 21 P.GOVINDAN 22 R.PALANIAMMAL 23 A.SUBRAMANIAN 24 P.DAMODARAN 25 R.SEETHALAKSHMI 26 R.NAGABOOSHANAM 27 A.NEETHIMAN 28 J.GOMATHY 29 J.S.CHELLAMUTHU 30 S.PALANIAMMAL 31 M.PARAMASIVAM 32 S.ABDUL RASHEED 33 G.ANNALAKSHMI 34 K.SANTHA https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 35 V.VANAJA 36 M.MANGAIYARKARASI 37 P.MANICKAM 38 K.SUSEELA 39 JAGATHAMBAL 40 N.ANTONY AMMAL 41 K.PANDITHILAGAM 42 G.PARAMESWARAN 43 S.VENKATARAMAN 44 M.P.MUNIYANDI 45 S.SEBASTIAN 46 S.SAVARIMUTHU 47 SESHAMMAL 48 K.BIRAHADAMBAL 49 TMT.KASIAMMAL 50 M.MEENAKSHI 51 MEIVAZHI VASANTHATHI ANANDAR 52 P.AROCKIYAMERY 53 DR.M.KALIKUZ ZAMAN 54 DR.N.VENUGOPAL 55 C.KANDASAMY 56 R.JAYALAKSHMI 57 P.SHANMUGAM 58 S.GOVINDAN 59 K.VARADAPPAN 60 V.R.JAGATHRAMAN ... petitioners W.P.15353/07 1 R.SRINIVASAN 2 L.ANGALISWARAN 3 S.NARASIMHAN 4 R.MEENAKSHI 5 P.MARAGATHAM 6 K.PARAMASIVAM 7 S.K.ABDUL SALAM 8 G.S.RAMALINGAM https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 9 G.S.RAMASAMY 10 V.N.CHANDRASEKARA RAO 11 M.MOHANASUNDARAM 12 S.SAMBANDAN 13 D.R.YESSU THANGARAJ 14 D.R.YESSU THANGARAJ 15 ALAMELU AMMAL 16 S.V.PERUMAL 17 B.MEENAKSHI 18 K.NARAYANASAMY 19 A.S.PARVATHI 20 S.JAMBULINGAM 21 M.AYOTHIRAMAN 22 P.M.THIRUGNANAM 23 S.SUNDARARAJAN 24 P.MANOHARAN 25 S.PANDIAN 26 M.GURUSAMY 27 S.ANGAMMAL 28 M.V.PERIASAMY 29 H.ESAKKIMUTHU 30 S.VELAYUTHAM 31 C.KANDASWAMY 32 P.SELVAVINAYAGAM 33 D.SILAMBIAH 34 N.SUBBULAKSHMI 35 A.SUBBIAH 36 P.AGASTHIAN 37 V.M.SELVARAJ 38 M.RAMASUBRAMANIAM 39 DR.K.SANKARAN 40 P.SANKARASUBBU 41 M.SHANMUGAIAH 42 S.REGINALD 43 C.KAMALA 44 S.MUTHUSAMY 45 T.BAGYALAKSHMI https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 46 M.SUBEDA BEGAM 47 SAROJINIAMMAL 48 P.K.VEERAVARAJA 49 S.VISWARAMASUBRAMANIAN 50 G.MUTHULAKSHMI 51 T.MAHALAKSHMI 52 S.NARAYANAN 53 P.M.PERIASAMY 54 P.R.VISWANATHAN 55 V.ARUMUGAM 56 J.RAMACHANDRAN 57 M.S.SUBRAMANIAN 58 S.VEDAM 59 KULANDAI THERESA 60 D.KULANDAI THERESA 61 K.SAROJA 62 V.NARASIMHAN 63 SEETHALAKSHMI 64 S.KALYANI 65 T.INDIRA 66 S.KRISHNAMOORTHY 67 P.VENKATACHALAM 68 N.E.THOMAS 69 K.GANAPATHI 70 A.R.GURUNATHAN 71 K.VENKATACHALAM 72 M.AMBIGAI VELU 73 P.CHINNATHAMBI 74 P.B.BHEEMAN 75 N.SARASWATHY 76 R.JESUDOSS 77 V.NATARAJAN 78 K.ARUNACHALAM 79 O.KRISNAN 80 S.VEERASAMY 81. V. A YACUB ... PETITIONERS https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ W.P.10946 of 2007 1 K.RANGASAMY 2 P.KANDASAMY 3 M.PILLAYAR 4 A.P.SUBRAMANIAM 5 K.SUBRAMANIAM 6 C.MUNIASAMY 7 V.MAHALINGAM 8 M.BALAKRISHNAN 9 G.SHANMUGAM 10 N.SIVASUBRAMANIAM 11 N.KALIAMURTHY 12 V.VENKATASUBBIAN 13 P.S.SUBRAMANIAN 14 S.PADMAVATHI 15 P.THANGANATHAN ... Petitioner in W.P.10946/07 The Accountant General Teynampet, Chennai-6 ... 2nd Respondent in W.P.No.11062 and 11634 of 2002 Judicial Magistrate Sankagiri, Salem District. The State of Tamilnadu rep. by the Deputy Secretary to Government Home (Courts-5) Department Secretariat, Chennai-9 ... Respondent 3 and 4 in W.P.No.11062/02 The Judicial Magistrate NO.II Sankari, Salem District The Registrar High Court of Judicature Madras. ... Respondents 3 and 4 in W.P.NO.11634/02 The Commissioner Gudiyatham Municipality Gudiyatham, Vellore District ... 2nd Respondent in W.P.No.12197/07 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ The Commissioner Tirunelveli Municipality Tirunelveli District The Examiner Local Fund Accounts Madras. ... Respondents 2 and 3 in W.P.No.13514 / 07 W.A.No.1002 of 2006 Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters patent writ appeal to this Honourable Court against the order of the Honourable Mr. Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar dated 23.2.2006 made in W.P.No.26741 of 2005. This Writ Petition came to be transferred by way of transfer of O.A.NO.5672 of 2002 from the file of Tamilnadu Administrative Tribunal with a prayer to direct the respondent to implement the G.O.371 Finance (Pension) Department dated 30.4.1986 in letter and Spirit to all the members of the petitioner/ Association and the members of its affiliated Associations in the state of Tamilnadu. W.A.9 and 75 /2007:-Appeal under clause 15 of the letters patent Writ Appeal to this Honourable Court against the order of the Honourable Mr. Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar dated 20.4.2006 in W.P.Nos.32045/05 and 32089 of 2005 respectively. Writ Petition come to be numbered by way of transfer of O.A.NO.1162/2003 from the file of the Tamilnadu Administrative Tribunal to issue a writ of certiorarified Mandamus to call for records of the respondent relating to its proceedings in G.O.Ms.No.810 Finance (PC) Department dated 9.8.89 and quash the same in so far as the it directs the pensionary benefits of an employee retired/ retiring on or after 1.6.88 be completed by adding dearness allowances with pay at fixed percentage rates and consequently direct the respondent to extend the benefits conferred under G.O.MS.No.272 and 273 dated 15.6.98 to the members of the petitioners association. W.P.11062 of 2002:- Petition presented to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records on the file of the fourth respondent passed in his proceedings in Letter No.7166/Nee.Ma.5/99-3 dated 29.9.1999 the quash the same and direct the respondents to pay the pensionery benefits by taking 100% basic pay into account for each and every month atleast from 1.12.1999. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ W.P.11634 of 2002:- Petition presented to issue a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to pass orders on the petitioners representations dated 8.3.1999, 20.6.99 and 7.3.2002 or any other appropriate writ order or direction in the nature of writ or any other appropriate relief and Petitioners presented to issue a writs of mandamus directing the respondent to extend the benefit of adding the entire D.A. Actually drawn by the employees retired during the period of 10 months proceeding to the retirement for reckoning average emoluments and for computing pension to those retired in between 1.1.88 to 31.12.1995 since the benefit had already been extended to those retired up to 31.12.87 as per G.O.Ms.No.371 (Pen) dated 30.4.86 consequent on the Judgement dated 6.5.96 in O.A.4953/92 by T.A.T which was implemented by government in G.O.Ms.No.272 and 273 fin(Pen) Department dated 15.6.1998 record with G.O.449 fin (Pension) Department dated 12.10.1999 and Government letter No.95284 (PC) 2000-01 dated 3.5.2001 to all the pensioners retired from 1.1.88 to 31.12.1995 with all consequential pensionary benefits with arrears. (W.P.No.31753/06, 33944/06, 12197/07, 10946/07, 13514/07, and 15353/07 respectively. For Appellants : Mr. P.S.Raman, AAG, assisted by Mr. D.Sreenivasan, AGP in all WAs For Petitioners : Mr. R.Singaravelan in WP 11062 & 11634/02 Mr. S.M.Subramanian in WP 31753 & 33944 of 2006, 10946/07, 12197, 13514 & 15353/07 For Respondents : Mr. P.S.Raman, AAG, assisted by Mr. D.Sreenivasan, AGP in all WPs Mr. S.M.Subramanian in WA 1002/06 Mr. V.Vijay Shankar in WA 9 & 75/07 COMMON JUDGMENT S.J.MUKHOPADHAYA, J. In all these cases as common question of law involved, they were heard together and disposed of by this common judgment. 2. In one of the writ petition, W.P. No.11062/02, the petitioner prayed to quash the decision contained in letter No.7166/Nee.Ma.5/99-3 dated 29th Sept., 1999, with further prayer to direct the authorities to pay pension taking into consideration 100% basic pay with effect from 1st Dec., 1999. In W.P. No.11634/02, prayer has been made to decide the representation relating to Dearness Allowance based on last pay drawn for the purpose of pension. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ In the other writ petitions, W.P. No.10946, 12197 , 13514 and 15353 of 2007, prayer has been made for direction on respondents to grant pensionary benefits by adding the entire Dearness Allowance actually drawn by the employees for the purpose of emoluments and pension and, thereby, to provide similar benefit as provided to employees, who retired upto 31st Dec., 1987, consequent upon judgment of the Administrative Tribunal implemented vide G.O. Ms. No.272 and 273, both dated 15th June, 1992, G.O. Ms. No.449 dated 12th Oct., 1999 and Letter No.95284 (PC) dated 3rd May, 2001. In fact, similar prayers were earlier made in other writ petitions. In one of the writ petition, W.P. No.26741/05, prayer was made to implement G.O. Ms. No.371 dated 30th April, 1986 issued from Finance (Pension) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu in its letter and spirit for the members of Tamil Nadu Retired Officials Association. It was allowed by learned single Judge by order dated 23rd Feb., 2006 only on the ground that the position was not disputed by the Government Advocate. No decision having given on merit, a writ appeal has been preferred against the same by the State. Another writ petition, W.P. No.32045/05 (T) was preferred by Kallakurichi Retired Officials Association for extension of benefit granted to members of association as conferred under G.O. Ms. Nos.272 and 273, both dated 15th June, 1998. It having been allowed by learned single Judge vide judgment dated 20th April, 2006, another writ appeal has been preferred by the State. Similar relief was sought for by one Tamil Nadu Rural Development Department Pensioners Association in W.P. No.32089/05 (T), which was also allowed by learned single Judge vide order dated 20th April, 2006 in view of judgment passed in W.P. No.32045/05, which is also under challenge in a third writ appeal. 3. The questions that arise for determination in these cases are :- a) Whether 1st June, 1988, a cut-off date fixed for computation of pension vide G.O. Ms. No.810 dated 9th Aug., 1989 is arbitrary ? b) Whether the State Government employees, who retired between 1st June, 1988 and 8th Aug., 1989, are also entitled for pension in terms with calculation prescribed vide G.O. Ms. Nos.272 and 273, both dated 15th June, 1998 read with G.O. Ms. No.449 dated 12th Oct., 1999 and letter No.95284 (PC) dated 3rd May, 2001 ? 4. It is not in dispute that the retired employees of the State of Tamil Nadu are entitled for pension under the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as 'Pension Rules'), which is fixed on the basis of the emoluments the employee was receiving/entitled to immediately before his retirement. The 'emoluments' includes certain allowances apart from pay under Rule 30 of the Pension Rules. 5. Instructions were issued by the State from time to time prescribing the manner and percentage of allowances for calculation https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ of pension. On the recommendation of a Dearness Allowance Committee, by a G.O. Ms. No.115, dated 6th Feb., 1975, issued from Finance (Pension) Department, it was recommended to treat the existing rates of Dearness Allowance as "Dearness Pay" so as to grant the benefit of pension, gratuity, etc. Subsequently, the 4th Tamil Nadu Pay Commission recommended to treat the Dearness Allowance as "Dearness Pay" at the end of three years for the purpose of pension. Pay revision was given effect from 1st Oct., 1984. In view of such recommendation, a G.O. Ms. No.371, dated 30th April, 1986, was issued from Finance (Pension) Department. But the recommendation was accepted and implemented only in respect of employees, who will retired on or after 1st Oct., 1987, vide letter No.70707-A/Pension/86-1 dated 8th July, 1986, which reads as follows :- "The Fourth Tamil Nadu Pay Commission has among other things recommended that at the end of a period of three years, the Dearness Allowance sanctioned upto that period could be treated as Dearness Pay in order to ensure a reasonable pension level. The Government accept the above recommendation of the Commissioner and direct that in the case of Government Servants who will be retiring on or after 1.10.87 the Dearness Allowance sanctioned upto 1.10.87 shall be reckoned as Dearness Pay for the purpose of pension. In the case of death of the Government Servants occurring on or after 1.10.87 while in service the Dearness Allowance sanctioned upto 1.10.87 shall be treated as Dearness Pay for the purpose of computing Family pension." 6. One 'Ambasamudaram Taluk Pensioners Association' and another 'Sankarankoil Taluk Pensioners Association' preferred two applications before the then Tamil Nadu State Administrative Tribunal, being O.A. Nos. 2227/92 and 4953/92 and prayed to issue direction on State to allow the benefit of 'Dearness Pay' as ordered in G.O. Ms. No.371 dated 30th April, 1986 to those, who retired prior to 1st Oct., 1987. Such prayer was made on the ground that the pensioners are one homogeneous class and fixing of a cut- off date of 1st Oct., 1987 had no nexus with the object to achieve. Both the aforesaid applications were allowed by the State Administrative Tribunal and the cut-off date as was fixed was quashed with direction to the State to allow the benefit of Dearness Pay even to those, who retired prior to 1st Oct., 1987, apart from those, who retired between 1st Oct., 1987 and 31st May, 1988 (as 5th Pay Commission's recommendation was given effect from 1st June, 1988). Against the said order the State moved upto Supreme Court but having lost, had to issue one G.O. Ms. No.272, Finance (Pension) Department dated 15th June, 1998 allowing entire Dearness Allowance/Additional Dearness Allowance as "Dearness Pay" for the purpose of calculation of pension to those, who retired between 1st April, 1979 to 31st May, 1988. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ At this stage it is pertinent to note that G.O. Ms. No.371 dated 30th April, 1986, by which it was ordered to treat Dearness Allowance as "Dearness Pay" at the end of three years had also been quashed by the Tribunal and, therefore, the entire Dearness Allowance actually drawn by employees between 1st April, 1979 to 31st May, 1988 was treated as Dearness Pay in view of the Court's order. The G.O. Ms. No.272 dated 15th June, 1998 was followed by another G.O. Ms. No.273 dated 15th June, 1998, issued from Finance (Pension) Department extending this benefit to the employees who retired during 2nd Oct., 1970 and 31st Jan., 1975. Thereby, the decision to treat Dearness Allowance as 'Dearness Pay' for the purpose of calculation of pension of the employees retired between 2nd Oct., 1970 to 31st Oct., 1975 and 1st Oct., 1979 to 30th Sept., 1987 reached finality vide G.O. Ms. Nos. 272 and 273, both dated 15th June, 1998. 7. In the meantime, the 5th Tamil Nadu Pay Commission's recommendation was accepted and pay and pension were revised with effect from 1st June, 1988 by G.O. Ms. No.810 dated 9th Aug., 1989, issued from Finance (Pension) Department. It was directed to compute the pensionary benefits of employees, who retired/retiring on or after 1st June, 1988 by adding Dearness Pay along with the pay at the following percentage rates :- Pay Range (1) Rate of Dearness Pay (2) (i) Upto Rs.3,500 13 per cent of pay (ii ) Above Rs.3,500 but not exceeding Rs.6,000 9 per cent of pay subject to a minimum of Rs.455 (ii i) Above Rs.6,000 8 per cent of pay subject to minimum of Rs.540 The aforesaid G.O. Ms. No.810 dated 9th Aug., 1989, was challenged before this Court in W.P. Nos.32045/05 (T) and 32089/05 (T). By impugned orders, both dated 20th April, 2006, learned single Judge allowed the writ petitions, which is under challenge in two of the present writ appeals. 8. Before the writ court as also this Bench, learned counsel for the petitioners (respondents in writ appeals) submitted that the action of the respondents is contrary to Rule 13 of the Pension Rules, which stipulates fixation of pension on the basis of ten months average pay last drawn by a Government Servant. Further, according to them, the action of the State in not taking into account of the entire Dearness Allowance for the purpose of pension is illegal and contrary to the judgment of the State Administrative Tribunal, as confirmed by the Supreme Court and the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules. It was further submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the slab system, which was introduced for computation of pension depending on the pay scale, amounts to taking away the benefits earlier granted, which causes financial loss to the retired employees retiring on or after 1st June, 1988. No reason has been https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ shown to deny the benefits to those who retired between 1st June, 1988 till 31st Dec., 1988 and, thereby, it was alleged that the action of the State in discriminating pensioners is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Further, according to them, there is no rational or logic in fixing the cut-off date as 1st June, 1988 and as the retired employees form a single homogeneous class, no discrimination can be made. Before learned single Judge, counsel for the State, while relied on different circulars and Government Orders issued from time to time, submitted that since Pay Commission nowhere recognised merger of Dearness Allowance to the pensioners, Government had decided not to give the benefits to the pensioners and there is no illegality and infirmity in the impugned order. 9. Learned single Judge, by impugned judgment dated 20th April, 2006, noticed the following facts :- The Government had appointed a D.A. Committee for making recommendation and to fix Dearness Allowance for the pensioners. The said Committee submitted its report, which the Government accepted and implemented vide G.O. Ms. No.115 dated 6th Feb., 1979. In the said G.O., it is clearly stated that the Government's intention is that all the Government