1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19/4/2011 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN W.P.(MD) No.4480 of 2011 M. Muthu Varisai Ahamed ... Petitioner Vs 1. The Secretary to Government (Health Department) St. George Fort Chennai 9. 2. The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Public Health Department Mount Road Chennai 6. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct the second respondent to re-fix the petitioner scale of pay at Rs.8,100/- instead of Rs.7,900/- w.e.f 1/1/2001 on par with the petitioner junior's scale of pay by considering the petitioner representation dated 1/10/2010 within the stipulated period. For petitioner ... Mr.M.Ajmal khan For respondents ... Mr.V.Rajasekaran, Special Govt.Pleader O R D E R Mr.V.Rajasekaran, Special Government Pleader takes notice of behalf of the respondents. 2. By consent, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present writ petition praying to direct the second respondent to re-fix the petitioner scale of pay at Rs.8,100/- instead of Rs.7,900/- w.e.f 1/1/2001 on par with the petitioner junior's scale of pay by considering the petitioner representation dated 1/10/2010. 4. The petitioner has approached this Court after a long gap of ten years that too after three years from the date of his retirement. The petitioner seeking to refix the salary with effect from 1/1/2001 and the writ petition has been filed in the year 2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 5. In view of the above reason, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of latches alone. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Crl.Side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The Secretary to Government (Health Department) St. George Fort Chennai 9. 2. The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Public Health Department Mount Road, Chennai 6. +1cc to Mr.M.Ajmal Khan, Advocate, Sr.No.14196 mvs ssk/09.05.2011 /4c -2p/- W.P.(MD) No.4480 of 2011 19/4/2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/