Madras High CourtWP(MD)/24146/2017dismissed for nonprosecution

Dr.T.Udaya Mrthandan, v. The Principal Secretary To

2024-09-02Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.09.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE and W.M.P.(MD).No.20266 of 2017 T.Udaya Marthandan ... Petitioner Vs.

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

2.The Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner, Indian Medicines and Homeopathy, Chennai-629 001.

3.The District Siddha Medical Officer, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil-629 001.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for records of the order of the second respondent vide K.Dis.No.10014/E1/1/2015, dated 12/10/2017, quash the same and consequently directing the respondents to fix the scale of 1/4

pay of the petitioner individually with notional effect from 31/12/2008 considering his option to fix his pay in the post of District Siddha Medical Officer, after accrual of one increment as on 01/07/2009 in the lower post of Assistant Siddha Medical Officer and sanction subsequent increments thereof with monetary benefit from 27/04/2017.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.T.Perumal For Respondents : Mr.G.Suriya Ananth, Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner reports no instructions, since he has handed over to the petitioner as early as in the year 2018. Till date, neither the petitioner nor any new counsel has entered into appearance and therefore, it can be inferred that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting this Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is of the year 2017.

2. In view of the same, the Writ Petition stands dismissed for nonprosecution. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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

2.The Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner, Indian Medicines and Homeopathy, Chennai-629 001.

3.The District Siddha Medical Officer, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil-629 001.

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

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