W.P.(MD) No.6088 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.03.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR W.P.(MD) No.6088 of 2026 Unnikrishnan Nair ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006. 3.The Accountant General (A and E), Tamil Nadu, No.361, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 018. 4.The Chief Educational Officer, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 5.The District Educational Officer (Secondary), Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 6.The Headmaster, SLB Govt. Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil. ... Respondents _____________ Page No. 1 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.6088 of 2026 Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the second and sixth respondents to forward the revised pension proposal to the third respondent on the basis of the petitioner's representations dated 13.02.2025, 15.10.2025 and 18.11.2025 within a time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.P.M.Vishnuvarthanan For R1, R2 & R4 to R6 : Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar Additional Government Pleader For R3 : Mr.G.Karthik Standing Counsel O R D E R Heard Mr.P.M.Vishnuvarthanan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.N.Satheesh Kumar, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the first, second and fourth to sixth respondents and Mr.G.Karthick, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the third respondent. 2. The petitioner herein, having served as a Malayalam Teacher in the sixth respondent school, retired from service on 30.06.2005 and has been in receipt of pension. However, thereafter, the petitioner made a claim for revision of pension by duly taking into consideration the 3 years _____________ Page No. 2 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.6088 of 2026 and 22 days of service rendered by him in the Social Welfare Department as a Youth Service Corps Volunteer. Since the said request of the petitioner is pending at one stage, the petitioner approached this Court by filing this Writ Petition seeking a direction to the second and third respondents to forward the revised pension proposal to the third respondent for processing the same. 3. This matter earlier came up for consideration on 06.03.2026 and the same was adjourned to enable the learned counsel for the respondents to get instructions in this regard. 4. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the first, second and fourth to sixth respondents brought to the notice of this Court that the revised proposal submitted by the sixth respondent has been returned to the sixth respondent for submission of relevant documents so as to consider the request of the petitioner for revision of his pension through the proceedings in Oo.Mu.No.1261/A2/2025 dated 16.12.2025. He further submitted that in case the required documents are produced by the petitioner before the sixth respondent and the proposal is resubmitted by _____________ Page No. 3 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.6088 of 2026 the sixth respondent, the same would be considered by the other respondents and appropriate orders would be passed. 5. In the light of the above, with the consent of all the parties, this Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself, permitting the petitioner to approach the sixth respondent and produce all the relevant documents as required by the fifth respondent through the proceedings dated 16.12.2025. In case the petitioner submits all such documents, the sixth respondent shall immediately forward the proposal to the fifth respondent. The fifth respondent thereafter shall take all necessary steps for passing appropriate orders on the request made by the petitioner for revision of pension, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of submission of the proposal by the sixth respondent. Taking into consideration the advanced age of the petitioner, all the respondents are directed to process the proposal by avoiding undue delay. No costs. 12.03.2026 JEN NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No _____________ Page No. 4 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.6088 of 2026 To 1.The Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006. 3.The Accountant General (A and E), Tamil Nadu, No.361, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 018. 4.The Chief Educational Officer, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 5.The District Educational Officer (Secondary), Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 6.The Headmaster, SLB Govt. Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil. _____________ Page No. 5 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.6088 of 2026 MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR , J. JEN W.P.(MD) No.6088 of 2026 12.03.2026 _____________ Page No. 6 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis