Dr. Venkatesh A v. The Principal Secretary To The Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.02.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SHAMIM AHMED and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.14249 and 14250 of 2021 A.Venkatesh ... Petitioner vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai 9.

2.The Director, Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS), Teynampet, 3.The Director, The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), 162, Periyar EvR High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai -10.

4.The Director, The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH), DMS Complex, Teynampet, 1/5

5.The Dean, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the impugned proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Ref.No. 21185/E6/1/2021 dated 09.04.2021 in so far as it is relates to para 5 and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 accept the petitioner's willingness for the appointment to the post of Deputy Director of Medical Services (TB) for the panel year 2019 to 2020 on the basis of petitioner's representations dated 13.05.2021 and 09.09.2021.

For Petitioner :Mr.M.Sathiyamoorthy For Respondents :Mr.P.Thambidurai *****

O R D E R

Mr.M.Sathiyamoorthy, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that he do not want to press this Writ Petition on the instructions of his client, as the same has become infructuous. Thus, he seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this Writ Petition.

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2.Mr.P.Thambidurai, learned Government Advocate for the respondents has no objection to the prayer made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner.

3.Accordingly, in view of the submission made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Interim order, if any, shall stand vacated and the file is consigned to record. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Index :Yes / No 28.02.2025 Internet :Yes / No NCC :Yes / No mm To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai 9.

2.The Director, Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS), Teynampet, 3/5

3.The Director, The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), 162, Periyar EvR High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai -10.

4.The Director, The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH), DMS Complex, Teynampet, 5.The Dean, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sivagangai, Sivagangai District.

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SHAMIM AHMED, J.

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