Karunya Kiran Gnanaiah .J v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 22.11.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P(MD)No.25018 of 2023 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.21213, 21214 and 21215 of 2023 J.Karunya Kiran Gnanaiah ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Director of Medical Education and Research, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.

3. The Director, Tamil Nadu Medical Service Recruitment Board, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018.

4. The Dean, Government Medical College Hospital, Thoothukudi, Thoothukudi District.

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned letters issued by the second respondent vide Ref.No.80053/11/3/2023, dated 18.08.2023 and Ref.No.081353/ ME2/1/2023, dated 23.08.2023 and quash the same as illegal, improper, unlawful, unconstitutional and arbitrary and consequently direct the second respondent to call for the records pertaining to the particulars of the petitioner's Covid-19 duty rendered at fourth respondent Hospital and to provide eligible incentive marks for the recruitment to the post of Civil Assistant Surgeon based on the petitioner's representation dated 05.09.2023. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Murugan For Respondents : Mr.N.GA.Natraj Government Advocate for R1, R2 and R4 : Mr.V.Ramesh - for R3

O R D E R

The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging a letter issued by the second respondent, wherein, the PG students undertaking the Covid -19 duty have been excluded from the purview of granting incentive marks.

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2. Pending writ petition, G.O.(Ms) No.371, Health and Family Welfare (B1) Department, dated 18.11.2023 has been passed acceding to the request of the writ petitioner. Hence, nothing survives to be adjudicated in this Petition.

3. Accordingly, this writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Director of Medical Education and Research, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.

3. The Director, Tamil Nadu Medical Service Recruitment Board, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018.

4. The Dean, 3/4

Government Medical College Hospital, Thoothukudi, Thoothukudi District.

R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J.

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