E.Chellapandian v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.08.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR W.P.No.23867of 2019 WMP.No.23711 of 2019 E.Chellapandian .. petitioner vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its Principal Secretary to Government Health and Family Welfare Department Secretariat, Fort St.George Chennai - 9.

2.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine DMS Campus, Anna Salai Teynampet, Chennai -600 006.

.... respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned proceedings issued by the 2nd respondent in R.No.73207/E4/S2/2016-2 dated 21.02.2018 and to quash the same and consequently directing the respondents to pass orders for revision of seniority of the petitioner in the post of Assistant on par with juniors P.Jananayagan and R.Rekha with all consequential benefits including arrears of salary including promotion to the post of Superintendent on par 1/3

with juniors with all consequential benefits, within a time frame to be tixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Sankaran For Respondents : Mr.E.Sundaram

O R D E R

Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had deceased during the year 2020 due to Covid-19. In view of the aforesaid submission, the present writ petition stands abated.

2. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its Principal Secretary to Government Health and Family Welfare Department Secretariat, Fort St.George Chennai - 9.

2.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine DMS Campus, Anna Salai Teynampet, Chennai -600 006.

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T. VINOD KUMAR , J.

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