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WP No. 18484 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 14 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 04-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA WP No. 18484 of 2026 & WMP NO. 19817 of 2026
1. A.V. Srinivasan
2. S.Harikrishnan
3. B.Sivakumar
4. G.Gandhimathi
5. G.Thiruselvam
6. A.Francis
7. D.Senthilkumar
8. M.Thangavel
9. P.Kandasami
10. S.Diravidamani
11. G.Babu,
12. P.Suresh
13. A.Murugadass
14. M.Natarajan
15. P.Thilagar
16. R.Kadhiravan https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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17. S.Senthilkumar
18. R.Selvamuthukumarasamy
19. K.Thiraviyam
20. R.Vijayalakshmi
21. S.Veeramani
22. G.Suresh Babu
23. P.Swaminathan
24. S.Manimaran
25. S.Chellaganesh
26. S.Selvakumar
27. A.Anbarasan
28. G.Jayapaul
29. G.Chandramugam
30. A.Saravanakumar
31. I.Vijaya
32. R.VeeraJagadeesh
33. M.Rajalakshmi
34. C.Usha Rani
35. B.Anbumani
36. P.Kasinathan https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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37. A.Shaik Mohamed
38. P.Balamurugan
39. K.Alagamuthu
40. M.Senthilnathan
41. K.Ganesan
42. K.Muthuselvan
43. N.Kalpana
44. S.Pushpalatha
45. G.Sumathi
46. P.Venkatesan
47. G.Umamaheswari
48. S.Devaraj
49. P.Ayyanarappan
50. C.Annadurai
51. E.Saravanan
52. S.Dhanagarasu
53. P.Madhu
54. C.Chinnathambi
55. K.Sumathi
56. T.Krishnamoorthy https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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57. M.Kumaravel
58. K.Sankar
59. A.G.Jayakrishnan
60. P.S.Nagajothi
61. S.Arun
62. D.Premkumar
63. S.Abudhagir
64. M.Mani
65. R.Manikandan
66. C.Janakiraman
67. V.Ganesan
68. S.Karuppasamy
69. R.Senthilkumar
70. P.Mohandhas
71. S.Thanis
72. N.K.Mahendran ..petitioner(s) Vs
1. The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Department of School Education, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
WP No. 18484 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 14 Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 2. The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Principal Secretary to Government Department of Finance, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 3. The Director of School Education, DPI Complex, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006. 4. The Joint Director of School Education, DPI Complex, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006. 5. The Chief Educational Officer, Chengulpet District, Chegulpet. 6. The Chief Educational Officer, Chennai District, Chennai
7. The Chief Educational Officer, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai. 8. The Chief Educational Officer, Villupuram District, Villupuram. 9. The Chief Educational Officer, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore
10. The Chief Educational Officer, Kallakurichi District, Kallakurichi https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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11. The Chief Educational Officer, Krishnagiri District, Krishnagiri
12. The Chief Educational Officer, Thiruvarur District, Thirvarur
13. The Chief Educational Officer, Thiruchirapalli District, Thiruchirapalli
14. The Chief Educational Officer, Coimbatore District, Coiambatore
15.
The Chief Educational Officer, Nilgiris District, Nilgiris. 16. The Chief Educational Officer, Nagapatinam District, Nagapatinam. 17. The Chief Educational Officer, Myladuthurai District, Myladuthurai
18. The Chief Educational Officer, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur
19. The Chief Educational Officer, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai. 20. The Chief Educational Officer, Theni District, Theni https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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21. The Chief Educational Officer, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai
22. The Chief Educational Officer, Madurai District, Madurai. 23. The Chief Educational Officer, Virudhungar District, Virudhunagar. 24. The Chief Educational Officer, Dindigul District, Dindigul
25. The Chief Educational Officer, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi
26. The Chief Educational Officer, Kanyakumari District, Kanyakumari
27. The Chief Educational Officer, Thindivanam District, Thindivanam. 28. The Chief Educational Officer, Perambalur District, Perambalur. ..Respondent(s) Prayer: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking writ of mandamus directing the Respondents 1 to 4, to extend the benefit of G.O.Ms.No.35, School Education Department, dated 09.02.2007 to the petitioners by regularising their services as Vocational https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
WP No. 18484 of 2026 __________ Page8 of 14 Instructors Grade - II and fixing them in the time scale of pay with all attendant service and monetary benefits from the date of their respective initial appointments. For petitioner(s): Mrs. Nalini Chidambaram Senior Counsel For Mrs. C.Uma For Respondent(s): Mr. V.Prasad Government Advocate R1 to R28 ORDER This writ petition is filed for the following relief:
“To direct the respondents 1 to 4, to extend the benefit of G.O.Ms.No.35, School Education Department, dated 09.02.2007 to the petitioners by regularising their services as Vocational Instructors Grade - II and fixing them in the time scale of pay with all attendant service and monetary benefits from the date of their respective initial appointments.”
2. The petitioners are working as Vocational Instructors in Government and Aided Schools.
They were appointed by Parent Teacher Association and Aided School Managements in the years, 1996 to 2007 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
WP No. 18484 of 2026 __________ Page9 of 14 and are in service till date. 3. The petitioners possess either a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering, or a Degree of B.Com / M.Com, which are the requisite qualifications for the post of Vocational Instructor Grade - II as prescribed under the applicable rules and the Government Order. Despite their long and continuous service, the petitioners are receiving a paltry sum of Rs.2,000/- to Rs.4,000/- per month from the PTA Fund / School Management Fund, which is wholly insufficient for their livelihood and is no way commensurate with the nature of work performed by them. 4. The case of the petitioners is that the Government had passed the Government Order in G.O.Ms.No.35, School Education Department, dated 09.02.2007, granting permission to regularise fully qualified part time Vocational Instructors appointed on temporary basis and to bring them under regular time scale of pay on a priority basis. The said GO is a beneficial order issued in recognition of the long and continuous service rendered by qualified part time vocational instructors. 5. The grievance of the petitioners is that their regularisation as Vocational Instructor Grade – II was kept in abeyance even after repeated https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
WP No. 18484 of 2026 __________ Page10 of 14 certificate verification. Therefore, the petitioners made a representation dated 20.03.2026 to respondents, requesting them to consider their case and to extend the benefit of GO.Ms.No.35. Since there is no response, the petitioners are before this Court with the aforesaid relief. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioners’ representation dated 20.03.2026 has not been considered, without going into the merits of the petitioners’ claim, a direction is issued to the respondents to consider the petitioners’ representation and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. 04-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No KAN https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Department of School Education, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 2. The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Principal Secretary to Government Department of Finance, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 3. The Director of School Education, DPI Complex, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006. 4. The Joint Director of School Education, DPI Complex, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006. 5. The Chief Educational Officer, Chengulpet District, Chegulpet. 6. The Chief Educational Officer, Chennai District, Chennai
7. The Chief Educational Officer, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai. 8. The Chief Educational Officer, Villupuram District, Villupuram. 9. The Chief Educational Officer, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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10. The Chief Educational Officer, Kallakurichi District, Kallakurichi
11. The Chief Educational Officer, Krishnagiri District, Krishnagiri
12. The Chief Educational Officer, Thiruvarur District, Thirvarur
13. The Chief Educational Officer, Thiruchirapalli District, Thiruchirapalli
14. The Chief Educational Officer, Coimbatore District, Coiambatore
15. The Chief Educational Officer, Nilgiris District, Nilgiris. 16. The Chief Educational Officer, Nagapatinam District, Nagapatinam. 17. The Chief Educational Officer, Myladuthurai District, Myladuthurai
18. The Chief Educational Officer, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur
19. The Chief Educational Officer, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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20. The Chief Educational Officer, Theni District, Theni
21. The Chief Educational Officer, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai
22. The Chief Educational Officer, Madurai District, Madurai. 23. The Chief Educational Officer, Virudhungar District, Virudhunagar. 24. The Chief Educational Officer, Dindigul District, Dindigul
25. The Chief Educational Officer, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi
26. The Chief Educational Officer, Kanyakumari District, Kanyakumari
27. The Chief Educational Officer, Thindivanam District, Thindivanam. 28. The Chief Educational Officer, Perambalur District, Perambalur. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
WP No. 18484 of 2026 __________ Page14 of 14 P.T.ASHA, J. KAN WP No. 18484 of 2026 04-06-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis