C. Sampath v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.10.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN 1.C.Sampath 2.G.Sivagurunathan 3.A.Aravinda Babu 4.V.Panneerselvam 5.J.Alexander Chrithuadoss 6.S.Jeya Chitra 7.A.Senthil Kumar 8.K.Sukumar 9.M.Krishnaraja 10.S.Selvam 11.V.Karthikeyan 12.S.Asokan 13.T.Kodeeswaran ... Petitioners Vs 1.The Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Director of Family Welfare, Teynampet, 3.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine D.M.S. Complex 1/4

Teynampet, Chennai 600 006.

4.The Director of Medical and Rural, Health Services, Teynampet, Chennai 600 006.

5.The Secretary, Tamilnadu Public Service Commission, No.1, Greems road, ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the fifth respondent herein pertaining to the notification / advertisement No.252 dated 08.11.2010 published in its web site www.tnpsc.gov.in in so far as the direct recruitment to fill up the vacancies of 12 posts of Statistical Assistant is concerned Quash the same and to direct the first to fourth respondents herein to promote the petitioners herein to the post of Statistical Assistant under the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is concerned. For Petitioners : Mr.G.Purushothaman For Respondents : Mr.K.Tippu Sultan, Government Advocate for R1 to R4.

Mr.R.Bharanidharan, Standing Counsel for R5.

ORDER

The writ petition has been filed challenging the recruitment notification / advertisement No. 252 dated 08.11.2010 published insofar 2/4

as calling for direct recruitment to fill up the vacancies of 12 posts of Statistical Assistant, with a consequential direction to promote the petitioners herein to the post of Statistical Assistant.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners fairly submitted that even though the writ petition was entertained at the time of admission and an interim order was granted, subsequently, the interim order was vacated. It is submitted that pursuant to which, the posts called for as per the notification have been filled up. Therefore, as on date, the relief sought for in the writ petition for the consequential prayer to promote the petitioners to the post of Statistical Assistant no longer survives and has become infructuous.

3. Recording the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, this writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs. 24.10.2024 Speaking (or) Non Speaking Order Index : Yes/ No shk 3/4

G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.

shk To 1.The Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Director of Family Welfare, Teynampet, 3.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine D.M.S. Complex Teynampet, Chennai 600 006.

4.The Director of Medical and Rural, Health Services, Teynampet, Chennai 600 006.

5.The Secretary, Tamilnadu Public Service Commission, No.1, Greems road, Chennai 600 006 24.10.2024 4/4