Case Note & Summary
The present intra-Court appeal was filed by Blessy Selvam, a teaching fellow at Anna University, challenging the common order dated 09.11.2020 passed in a batch of writ petitions. Earlier, a Division Bench of the Madras High Court had decided a related writ appeal, against which the Registrar of Anna University filed Special Leave Petitions (SLP Nos. 17339-17342 of 2025) before the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court, by a final order dated 25.07.2025, directed that the benefit of monthly gross salary of a regular Assistant Professor be granted to the respondents (teaching fellows) in terms of the directions issued by the learned Single Judge vide order dated 09.11.2020, with arrears of difference in salary to be paid within four months. The appellant, who was not a party to the SLP, sought the same benefit. The High Court, relying on paragraph 7 of the Supreme Court order, held that the benefit extended by the Apex Court is to be extended to the appellant, subject to the eligibility as decided by the learned Single Judge in the impugned writ order. Accordingly, the writ appeal was disposed of with no order as to costs.
Headnote
A) Service Law - Teaching Fellows - Salary - The appellant, a teaching fellow, sought benefit of monthly gross salary of a regular Assistant Professor as directed by the Supreme Court in SLP.No.17339-17342 of 2025. The Court held that the benefit extended by the Apex Court in paragraph 7 of its order dated 25.07.2025 is to be extended to the appellant, subject to eligibility as decided by the learned Single Judge in the impugned writ order. (Paras 3-4)
Issue of Consideration
Whether the benefit of monthly gross salary of a regular Assistant Professor granted by the Supreme Court to certain teaching fellows should be extended to the appellant.
Final Decision
The Writ Appeal stands disposed of with the observation that the benefit extended by the Hon'ble Apex Court in paragraph 7 of the order dated 25.07.2025 is to be extended to the writ appellant, subject to the eligibility as decided by the learned Single Judge in the writ order impugned. No costs.
Law Points
- Supreme Court order binding
- benefit of salary extended to similarly placed teaching fellows
- eligibility as per Single Judge order
