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Helen Achilieya v. Union Of India

2025-01-10Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10.01.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and W.M.P(MD)No.11777 of 2022 Helen Achilieya ... Petitioner /Vs./ 1.Union of India, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Delhi Secretariat, New Delhi.

2.Union of India, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Nirman Bhawan, C-Wing, Newl Delshi-110 001.

3.The Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delshi-110 029.

4.The Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, 1/5

New Delhi-110 029.

5.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Finance, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

6.The Principal Secretary to Government, Health, Medical Education, and Family Welfare, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

7.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

... Respondents P RAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to save the life of petitioner's son by name R.Firmino, aged 4 years, who is suffering from a rare disease namely 'Spinal Muscular Atrophy' by providing life saving medicine and adequate health care at the expenses of the respondents at the earliest in accordance with law.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For R1 & R2 : Mr.K.Maharajan Central Government Standing Counsel For R3 & R4 : Mr.K.Govindarajan Deputy Solicitor General of India For R5 to R7 : Mr.N.Ramesh Arumugam Government Advocate 2/5

ORDER

The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous.

2. Recoding the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

10.01.2025 Index : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No am 3/5

To 1.The Principal Secretary, Union of India, Ministry of Finance, Delhi Secretariat, New Delhi.

2.The Principal Secretary, Union of India, Health and Family Welfare Department, Nirman Bhawan, C-Wing, Newl Delshi-110 001.

3.The Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delshi-110 029.

4.The Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029.

5.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Finance, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

6.The Principal Secretary to Government, Health, Medical Education, and Family Welfare, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

7.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN , J.

am Order made in W.P.(MD)No.16298 of 2022 Dated:

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