P.Geoffrey v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.04.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU and W.M.P. Nos. 10940 and 10941 of 2023

1. P.Geoffrey

2. J.Suriakala

3. V.Sivanraja

4. K.Palanichami

5. S.Bhanumathy

6. A.Sudharalingam

7. T.Kavitha

8. C.Kumutha

9. P.Jeyanthi

10. S.Uma

11. Nirmala

12. R.Keerthika

13. R.Selva Sundari

14. D.Raghu 1/8

15. S.Aravindan

16. G.Gani Dev

17. P.Priyalakshmi

18. B.Murugesan

19. Sundarapandian

20. S.Murugan

21. K.Dharini

22. B.Muhamed Ibrahim

23. S.Sivaranjani

24. V.Marimuthu

25. M.Reetha Dhanalakshmi

26. A.Rethinambal

27. M.Sumathy

28. M.Rethinakumar

29. A.Jamalnasar

30. R.Sivakukmar

31. M.Issac Abraham

32. J.Suresh Kumar

33. C.Sarathy 2/8

34. S.Surendran

35. S.Dhanasekaran

36. K.Mohanadasu

37. V.Srinivasan

38. N.Vennila

39. S.Mathivanan

40. M.Dineshkumar

41. P.Dhanabal

42. S.Nirmaladevi

43. M.Lalitha

44. A.Ilavarasi

45. M.Sekar

46. K.Sureshkumar

47. N.Sivasankar

48. V.Arulkumar

49. R.Vidya

50. C.Senthilkumar

51. A.Gnanasekaran

52. S.Joseph Prasad

53. R.Rajeshkannan 3/8

54. P.Jeyakanthan

55. G.Mahalakshmi

56. G.Malath

57. G.Ramakrishnan

58. A.Venkateswaran

59. S.Hepsiba

60. M.Kohila

61. B.Rathi Devi

62. P.Sorna Sobana

63. M.N.Abdul Khadhar

64. B.Rajeswari ... Petitioners -vs1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600009.

2. Director (Personnel), Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, No. 359, DMS Complex, 361, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600006.

3. The Director, Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services, No. 359, DMS Complex, 361, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600006.

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4. Mission Director, State Health Society, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, No. 359, DMS Complex, 361, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600006.

5. Medical Services Recruitment Board, Rep. by its Member Secretary, 7th Floor, DMS Building, No. 359, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600006.

... Respondents Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the Fifth Respondent from conducting the written examination for selecting 889 Pharmacists to be posted in Primary Health Centres on temporary or permanent basis coming under the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service pursuant to Notification No. 10/MRB/2022, dated 10.08.2022 read with Notification No. 10/MRB/2022 dated 23.03.2023 until the Petitioners working as Pharmacists appointed under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) Scheme of the Central Government and working under the National Health Mission now working under the State Health Society for more than 6 years are absorbed in regular time scale of pay in the Primary Health Centres in the State of Tamil Nadu as Pharmacists coming under the Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service as per the terms of G.O. Ms. No. 335, Health and Family Welfare (C1) Department dated 12.11.2015.

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For Petitioners : Mrs. Nalini Chidambaram for Mrs. C.Uma For Respondents : Mr. Karthick Jeganath, Government Advocate

O R D E R

When it is pointed out that all relevant documents have not been filed, Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Petitioners seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the Writ Petition reserving the rights of the Petitioners to file a fresh Writ Petition complying with the legal requirements and Learned Counsel for the Petitioner has made an endorsement to that effect in the court record.

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In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid clarifications. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. No costs.

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To

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, The State of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600009.

2. The Director (Personnel), Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, No. 359, DMS Complex, 361, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600006.

3. The Director, Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services, No. 359, DMS Complex, 361, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600006.

4. The Mission Director, State Health Society, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, No. 359, DMS Complex, 361, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600006.

5. The Member Secretary, The Medical Services Recruitment Board, 7th Floor, DMS Building, No. 359, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600006.

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P.D. AUDIKESAVALU, J.

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