Ramasubramanian V v. The State of Tamil Nadu

O R D E R The present writ petition has been filed seeking a Mandamus to direct the respondents to sanction and release salary, allowances and other attendant benefits in terms of G.O.Ms.No.293, Health and Family Welfare (A1) Department, dated 18.06.2021.

¶2The writ petitioners are Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Casualty Medical Officers and Senior Residents respectively with super speciality, working in various medical colleges. According to the petitioners, the 1st respondent has issued of G.O.Ms.No.293, Health and Family Welfare (A1) Department, dated 18.06.2021 conferring various benefits to the writ petitioners/Doctors. The petitioners as well as their associations have made several representations to the officials concerned for implementing the said Government Order. However, there was no response from the concerned authorities. One of the doctors, A.Saravana Kumar had filed W.P(MD)No.26630 of 2022 with the same prayer and this Court was pleased to allow the said writ petition on 26.10.2022. With a similar prayer, certain doctors had approached this Court in W.P(MD)Nos.8392 and 14397 of 2023 which was allowed by this Court on 28.06.2023. Another batch of 5 doctors have approached this Court in W.P(MD)No.23466 of 2023 and the said writ petition was allowed on 26.09.2023. In all these writ petitions, the authorities have been directed to sanction and release the writ petitioner's salary, allowances and other attendant benefits in accordance with of G.O.Ms.No.293, Health and Family Welfare (A1) Department, dated

18.06.2021.

¶3There is no dispute that of G.O.Ms.No.293, Health and Family Welfare (A1) Department, dated 18.06.2021 confer several monetary and other benefits to the writ petitioner and the same is applicable to the writ petitioners also. However, the concerned respondents, namely the respondents 3 to 5 have not evinced any interest to confer the said benefits upon the writ petitioners.

¶4In view of the above said facts, the respondents 3 to 5 are directed to confer the said benefits upon the writ petitioners in terms of G.O.Ms.No.293, Health and Family Welfare (A1) Department, dated 18.06.2021 within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶5With the above said observations, this Writ Petition stands allowed to the extent as stated above. There shall be no order as to costs.

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¶1The Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009.

¶2The Director of Medical Education, Directorate of Medical Education, Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010.

¶3The Dean, Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli.

¶4The Dean, Asaripallam Medical College, Nagercoil.

¶5The Dean Tuticorin Medical College, Tuticorin. R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J. ebsi W.P(MD)No.27546 of 2023

21.11.2023

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.11.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P(MD)No.27546 of 2023 1. V.Ramasubramanian 2. B.Thiruvasagamani 3. P.Sankar 4. S.Venkata Saravanan 5. P.Nirmaladevi 6. A.Rajesh 7. L.Rajagapala Marthandam 8. R.Periasamy 9. V.V.Kannan 10. S.Meenakshi Sundari 11. M.Ananthan 12. I.David Thanka Edison 13. A.Suba Sakthi 14. J.Ezhil Ramya 15. K. Rajkumar 16. B.M.Pabithadevi 17. M.Sujatha 18. M.Mohamed Rafi 19. S.Amalan 20. Babu Shankar 21. S.Lousen Premkumar 22. Krishnamurthy 23. Ananthy Shri, T.R.R 24. Venkata Subramanian. R 25. L.Venkatraman 26. A.S.Babukandhakumar 27. B.Naresh 28. G.Jeyanthi 29. P.Suresh 30. R.Vanitha 31. R.Kavitha 32. S.Thanuja Anand 33. U.Sankaralingam 34. A.Maheswari 35. J.A.M.Syed Ibrahim Sha 36. J.Denny Clarin 37. G.Vivek 38. P.Syedali Fathima 39. M.Subbiah Sriram 40. G.Rathinakumar ... Petitioners Vs. 1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009. 2. The Director of Medical Education, Directorate of Medical Education, Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010. 3. The Dean, Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli. 4. The Dean, Asaripallam Medical College, Nagercoil. 5. The Dean Tuticorin Medical College, Tuticorin. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to sanction and release the salary, allowances and other attendant benefits forthwith in terms of G.O(Ms) No.293, Health and Family Welfare (A1) Department, dated 18.06.2021 in favour of the petitioners along with the arrears from the date of Government Order. For Petitioners : Mr.T.Selvan For Respondents : Mr.V.Om Prakash Government Advocate