Dr. A.Pravin Kumar, v. The Secretary,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 30.06.2015
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.HARIPARANTHAMAN WP.No.18946/2015 & MP.Nos.1&2/2015 Dr.A.Pravin KUmar
...Petitioner
Versus
1. The Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai-9.
2. The Director, Directorate of Medical Education, Tamil Nadu Medical Service, Chennai-10.
3. The Director, Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Service, Chennai-6.
...Respondents
Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to appoint and post only qualified and eligible candidates who possess MDS-Pedodontia, as Assistant Professor, in Department of Pedodontia, in Government Dental College, Chennai, by considering the representation made by the petitioner on 28.05.2015 and on 01.06.2015 in accordance with law.
For Petitioner :
Mr.B.Balavijayan For Respondents :
Mrs.M.E.Raniselvam, Additional Government Pleader
ORDER
The petitioner is working as an Assistant Surgeon (Dental) in the Government Hospital at Sirgazhi in Nagapattinam District. He made a representation dated 01.06.2015 stating that Pedodontics Specialty post is vacant in Government Dental College, Chennai and as he is the senior most (CDL Specialty-Pedodontics Senior) and eligible candidate for that Specialty post, his name may be considered for that post. Since the said representation is not disposed of, the petitioner is before this Court with this Writ Petition. 2.
Though a wider prayer is made in the Writ Petition, the learned Counsel for the petitioner has now submitted that the petitioner would be satisfied if his representation dated 01.06.2015 is directed to be disposed of by the 2nd respondent, within a stipulated period.
3.
In view of the narrow prayer now made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner, the 2nd respondent is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 01.06.2015 and pass orders thereon on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 4.
The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar tsi To
1. The Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai-9.
2. The Director, Directorate of Medical Education, Tamil Nadu Medical Service, Chennai-10.
3. The Director, Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Service, Chennai-6.
1 CC to the Government Pleader, SR.No.32610 WP.No.18946/2015 KJI (CO) PSI (09.07.2015)