WP/5702/2022 of P.Selvaraj Vs The Principal Secretary to Government on 21 September 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21-09-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN

WP No. 5702 of 2022

CNR: {HCMA010337752022}

1. P.Selvaraj

S/o.M.Palanisamy, No.28/30 , 2nd Floor,

Anbagam Apartment, South Street,

Venkatesapuram Colony, Ayyanavaram,

Chennai-23.

2. V.Rathinavelu

S/o.A.Vaidhyanathan, No.23/50, Nadi

Vaikolkara Street, Woriur, Trichy-03.

3. R.Durairaj

S/o.P.Rengasamy, Thandalaiputhur, Musiri Taluk, Trichi District-621 217.

4. V.Rathinam

S/o.S.Venkatakrishnan, No.1, Mathurma

Nickam Street, Edamalaipatty Pudur,

Trichy-12.

5. G.Arivalagan

S/o.S.Ganapathy, No.2/16, Pichaiammal Nagar, Kajamalai, Trichy-23

6. B.Senthamilselvan

S/o.G.Balasubramanian, Brahadeeswarar

Nagar, Cooperative Colony Road,

Thanjavur-613 007.

7. T.Gunasekaran

S/o.R.Thangapillai, No.6/1, 1st street,

Mahalakshmi nagar, Kannankurichi Salem.

8. D.Gopisankar

S/o.T.S.Dharmalingam, No.5/165-9, Cambloi Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Namakkal-637

001.

9. S.Durai

S/o.P.Subbarayan No.56/49 Periannan street, near Jothi theatre, Namakkal.

10.S.Somasundaram

S/o.P.Sellappan, No.36, Velur main road, Karatupalayam, Sirumolasi po, Thiruchengode Taluk, Namakkal District.

11.S.M.Shanmugam

S/o.Muthusamy, No.398/5, 2nd street, KSV

Nagar, Narasothipatti, Salem.

12.R.Mukunda Naidu

S/o.S.L.Ramaswamy Naidu, no.114, Cherlopalli village, Kamalapuram post, Vellore District-635 810

13.G.Jayakumar

S/o.R.Govindaraju, No.438, Bosco Street, Gandhi Nagar, Vellore-632 006.

14.R.Anandan

S/o.V.M.Ramaiah Pillai, No.93/35 B,

Ekambaranathar Sannathi street,

Kancheepuram.

15.J.Thangamani

S/o.B.Jagadeesan, No.347, Salai Vinayagar street, Kamalatchipuram, Vellore-02

16.M.Elango

S/o.V.C.Manivannan, No.200, 1st west cross street, Gandhi Nagar, Vellore-06.

17.D.Nandagopal

S/o.N.Damodaran, no.30, Santham, Sathya

Nursery Garden, Sairam lay out, Dhali road, Udumalpet, Thiruppur.

18.R.Mahalingam

S/o.G.Ramasamy, B15, Parsn Palm Legend,

Ondipudhur, Coimbatore.

19.S.Sambandha Mani

S/o.V.Subramania Pillai, FFB, Marudham hill side apartments, Ram nagar extension, P.N.Pudhur post, Coimbatore-41.

20.G.Mahalingam

S/o.S.Ganapathy, No.1/145, N5, Madurai

Ramnad Road, opposite Panchayat Union

office, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram District.

21.R.Jayaseelan

S/o.M.Rajendran, No.43, Andichurani post, Kalayarkovil via, Sivagangai district-630 551.

22.R.Chandragandhan

S/o.R.Ramamoorthy, No.7-6-3C Sanjay gandhi 3rd street, south Jaganathapuram, P.C.Patty, Theni-625 531.

23.P.R.Vaithiyanathan

S/o.C.P.Rathinavelu, plot No.40, Krishna Nagar Main road, 1AB 1st floor, Apporva apartment, Krishna Nagar, Puducherry.

24.V.Dhanusu

S/o.Venkatesan, No.2/18, Appar Street,

Tindivanam, Villupuram District.

25.A.Karumugilan

S/o.Arikrishnan, No.2, Dowlath nagar,

Cuddalore-607 001.

26.V.Jayachandran

S/o.B.Vaithilingam, No.17, Ganesa Nagar, Cuddalore-607 001.

27.T.Gopalakrishnan

S/o.C.Thangavelu, New No.8, Kurinji malar Street, Bagavathi Nagar, East Tambaram, Chennai-59

28.N.Janarthanan

s/o.T.A.Narayanasamy, Vanaj apartment,

No.27B, new No.85, Ranga Sayee Street,

Perambur, Chennai-11.

29.R.V.Karunakaran

S/o.R.Veluchamy, No.39/36, Gandhi nagar, Chidambaram-608 001.

30.M.Sankaran

s/o.R.Muthukannu, No.6, new no.11, 12th cross street, Indira Nagar, Adayar, Chennai-20.

..Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance (CMPC) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-09.

2. The Secretary to Government and

Agricultural Production Commissioner,

Department of Agriculture,

Fort St. George, Chennai-09.

3. The Director of Agriculture,

Chepauk, Chennai-05.

4. The Accountant General of Tamil Nadu, No.361, Anna Saalai, Rostrevor Garden, Teynampet, Chennai-18.

..Respondent(s)

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus, praying to call for the records in pursuant to the impugned G.O.Ms. No.257 Finance (CMPC) Department dated 25.11.2021 issued by the 1st respondent and to quash the same and to consequently direct the respondents to fix the revised pay of the petitioners at Rs.52090 (corresponding pay for the pre revised pay of Rs.15750/ 16125) in the post of Joint Directors of Agriculture in accordance with Additional Fitment

Table No.17 the 1st respondent in Letter No.51082/ Paycell 2010-1 dated 15.09.2010 with all consequential service and monetary benefits including payment of arrears of pay, refixation of pension and other retirement benefits payment of arrears of revised pension.

For Petitioner(s):

R.Prem Narayan

For Respondent(s):

Mr.K.K.Ram Siddhartha

Additional Government Pleader for R1 to R3

Ms.Arthi Fernandes for R4

Standing Counsel