B.Ramkumar Adityan v. The Additional Chief Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 27.06.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.BASHEER AHAMED W.P.[MD].No.13714 of 2018 B.Ramkumar Adityan : Petitioner Vs.

1. The Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Principal Secretary, Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, St.George.Fort, Chennai.

3. The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

4. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, CMDA Tower - II, Fourth Floor, Egmore, Chennai 8.

: Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to open alcohol Rehabilitation Centre in all the Hospitals of the second respondent situated in the Taluk Headquarters. For petitioner : Mr.Karthick Subramanian For respondents 1to3 : Mr.M.Pandiarajan Additional Government Pleader For Respondent No.4 : Mr.B.Jameel Arasu Standing Counsel

O R D E R

*********** [Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.] The petitioner has come up with this Writ Petition directing the respondents to open alcohol Rehabilitation Centre in all the Hospitals of the second respondent situated in the Taluk Headquarters.

2. The petitioner, who is stated to be a law graduate, has submitted a representation dated 13.04.2017, before the third respondent with a request to open alcohol Rehabilitation Centre in all the Hospitals of the second respondent situated in the Taluk Headquarters. The said representation, till date, remains unanswered.

3. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the fourth respondent.

4. Mr.M.Pandiarajan, learned Additional Government Pleade, appearing for the respondents 1 to 3, on instructions, informs that the representation of the petitioner dated 13.04.2017 will be considered by the third respondent on merits and in accordance with law, within a time frame, that may be fixed by this Court.

5. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the third respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 13.04.2017 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and the outcome of the representation of the petitioner shall be intimated to him. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AS) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Principal Secretary, Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, St.George.Fort, Chennai.

3. The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

4. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, CMDA Tower - II, Fourth Floor, Egmore, Chennai 8.

+ 1 cc TO Mr.B.Jameel Arasu , Advocate in SR No. 70165 + 1 cc TO The Special Government Pleader in SR No. 70120 NB AE/SKN RSK/SAR2/16.07.2018/3P/7C ORDER MADE IN W.P.[MD].No.13714 of 2018 27.06.2018