R.Raghu v. The State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.02.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR W.P.Nos.22349, 22351 to 22354, 22358 & 22359 of 2021 and W.M.P.Nos.

28332 , 28333 , 28335 to 28339 , 23584 , 23585 , 23587 to 23594, 23597, 23598, 23601 & 23602 of R.Raghu ... Petitioner in W.P.No.22349/2021 B.Vigneswaran ... Petitioner in W.P.No.22351/2021 P.Sathiyavanan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.22352/2021 R.Gunasekaran ... Petitioner in W.P.No.22353/2021 K.Jagadeesh ... Petitioner in W.P.No.22354/2021 M.Sasi Kumar ... Petitioner in W.P.No.22358/2021 M.Sai Prasanna ... Petitioner in W.P.No.22359/2021 vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

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2. The Commissioner of Food Safety, Tamil Nadu Food Safety & Drug Administration Department, No.359, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 006.

3. The Member Secretary, Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB) Teynampet, Chennai - 600 008.

... Respondents in all petitions Common Prayer: Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the entire records connected with the impugned notification issued by the third respondent in Notification No.02/MRB/2021 as published in "Dinakaran" dated 28.09.2021 and quash the same and consequently, direct the second respondent to consider the petitioner for the post of Food Safety Officer and notify appointment of Food Safety Officer afresh in accordance with the Section 37 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, its Rule 2011 and the procedures prescribed in the G.O. (Ms).No.347 dated 22.12.2011 within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner in all petitions : Ms.R.Rani Angel for Mr.C.Rajaguru For Respondents in all petitions : Mr.K.Tippusulthan Government Advocate for R1 & R2 : Mr.L.Murugavel Standing Counsel for R3 2/5

C O M M O N O R D E R The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petitions does not survive for consideration and thus, the writ petitions have become infructuous.

2. In view of the aforesaid submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, these writ petitions are closed as infructuous. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. No costs. 03.02.2026 Speaking order / Non-speaking order Index : Yes / No : Yes / No dh 3/5

To

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Food Safety, Tamil Nadu Food Safety & Drug Administration Department, No.359, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 006.

3. The Member Secretary, Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB) Teynampet, Chennai - 600 008.

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T. VINOD KUMAR , J.

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