WP(MD). No.25850 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 15/10/2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU WP(MD). No.25850 of 2025 and WMP(MD)No.20222 of 2025 S.Radhakrishnan ... Petitioner Vs 1. The Chief Educational Officer, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.. 2. The District Educational Officer, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District. 3. The Correspondent, Jothi Higher Secondary School, (Telugu Minority Institution) V.R.Naidu Nagar, Solaiseri Reddiyapatti(Po), Sankarankovil (Tk) Tenkasi District -. ... Respondents PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP(MD). No.25850 of 2025 the records relating to the impugned return in Oo.Mu.No.4511/A3/2023, dated .10.2023 signed on 06.10.2023 issued by the 2nd respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to sanction and disburse Annual Increment due to writ petitioner from April 2012 without insisting the pass on TET examination forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr. A.L.Kannan, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar Additional Government Pleader ORDER This Writ Petition is filed to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned return in Oo.Mu.No. 4511/A3/2023, dated .10.2023 signed on 06.10.2023 issued by the 2nd respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to sanction and disburse Annual Increment due to writ petitioner from April 2012 without insisting the pass on TET examination forthwith. 2. The issue raised in this writ petition is no longer res integra, as it has been decided by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP(MD). No.25850 of 2025 W.A(MD)No.558 of 2021 dated 22.06.2023. The Hon'ble Division Bench in a similar circumstances where the appointment of the teacher had been approved, had directed granting of annual increment by holding that such teachers are entitled for such annual increment and also issued directions to pay the same to the teacher and continue to pay the increments. Such direction was also directed to be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. 3. Applying the said law laid down by the Hon'ble Division Bench in the aforesaid judgment, this writ petition stands allowed and the respondents are directed to calculate the annual increment which the petitioner would be entitled to and dispose of the same within a period of twelve weeks and thereafter continue to pay the regular annual increment as applicable to the petitioner. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition stands closed. 15.10.2025 NCC : yes / no Index : yes / no Internet : yes / no pnn 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP(MD). No.25850 of 2025 K.KUMARESH BABU,J pnn To 1. The Chief Educational Officer, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.. 2. The District Educational Officer, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District. 3. The Correspondent, Jothi Higher Secondary School, (Telugu Minority Institution) V.R.Naidu Nagar, Solaiseri Reddiyapatti(Po), Sankarankovil (Tk) Tenkasi District -. ORDER IN WP(MD). No.25850 of 2025 and WMP(MD)No.20222 of 2025 Date : 15/10/2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis