IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 12.2.2010 CORAM:- THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. SUDHAKAR Writ Petition No.36173 of 2006 (O.A.No.7851 of 1987) Tamilnadu Technical Teacher's Association, rep. By President S. Balasubramaniyam ..PETITIONER Vs 1. The Director of School Education, Madras. 2. The Director of Elementary Education, Chennai. 3. The Secretary to Government, Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai.9. ..Respondents Original Application No.7851 of 1998 on the file of Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, on abolition, transferred to the file of this Court and renumbered as W.P.No.36173 of 2006, praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to direct the respondents to grant selection grade scale of pay and special grade scale of pay to the craft teachers of middle schools and also to the craft teachers, who worked in the middle schools and subsequently absorbed in High Schools when the schools have been upgraded subject to the condition that they should qualify themselves with pass in the SSLC examination with notional effect from 1.10.1984 and for the purpose of fixation of pay in that scale with monetary benefit from 1.4.86 calculating the total services rendered in the department without any discrimination of lower or higher scale of pay as per G.O.Ms.No.1105, Education Department, dated 22.8.89. For Petitioner : Mr. M. Devendran For Respondents : Mr.S. Sivashanmugam Govt. Advocate https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ ORDER This writ petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Teachers Technical Association direct the respondents to grant selection grade scale of pay and special grade scale of pay to the craft teachers of middle schools and also to the craft teachers, who worked in the middle schools and subsequently absorbed in High Schools when the schools have been upgraded subject to the condition that they should qualify themselves with pass in the SSLC examination with notional effect from 1.10.1984 and for the purpose of fixation of pay in that scale with monetary benefit from 1.4.86 calculating the total services rendered in the department without any discrimination of lower or higher scale of pay as per G.O.Ms.No.1105, Education Department, dated 22.8.89. 2. In view of the decision of the Division Bench in 2005, W.L.R. 389, no relief can be granted in a writ petition filed by the association. The members of the association if aggrieved are entitled to make a representation to the appropriate authority for redressal of their grievance. Hence, this writ petition stands dismissed. No costs. Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrar ra To 1. The Director of School Education, Chennai. 2. The Director of Elementary Education, Chennai. 3. The Secretary to Government, Education Department, Fort St. George, Chennai.9. + 1 c.c. to The Government Pleader. S.R.No.10049. WP.No.36173/2006 MBS (CO) GSK 26.02.2010. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/