Dr.William Reang v. The State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.08.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C. KUMARAPPAN Writ Petition No.6473 of 2024 Dr.William Reang ... Petitioner ..Vs..

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Represented by the Director of Medical Education and Research, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.

3.Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Represented by the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 359, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 006.

4.Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited, Represented by its Chairman, No.417, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008. 5.Government Kilpauk Medical College, Represented by its Dean, Chennai.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a writ of Mandamus to direct the 5th respondent to issue Covid Duty Certificate in line with G.O.(Ms).No.371, dated 18.11.2023 towards the Covid Duty Period rendered for a period of nearly three years by the petitioner 1/4

and also to direct the Respondent Nos.1 to 5 to treat the petitioner's two-year compulsory bond period as completed in line with the service rendered during the Covid-19 period and to direct the 1st and 5th Respondent to return the Petitioner's original certificates and documents collected by the 1st and 5th respondent while admitting the petitioner to the Post Graduate degree course along with his Post Graduate degree certificate within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner :

M/s.S.Aswinraj For Respondents : Mr.K.Tippu Sultan, Government Advocate

ORDER

When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that there is nothing survives for consideration in the present writ petition and he has also made an endorsement in this petition to that effect.

2. Recording the same, the present writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

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To:

1.The Principal Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director of Medical Education and Research, Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.

3.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 359, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 006.

4.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited, No.417, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008. 5.The Dean, Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai.

C. KUMARAPPAN, J.

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