Madrasdated High Court · 2025

W.P.No.18176 of 202520.Dr. V V Rohit Bhaskarla21.Dr. Aubin Mathew Varghese22.Dr. Tino Baby23.Dr. Kanithi S.S.S Surya Prakash24.Dr. Srilekha D25.Dr. Anoop C26.Dr. Srinivasa Rao Reddy27.Dr. Dhivya E28.Dr. V G Vikraman29.Dr. V. Radha Krishna30.Mohamed Aaseem Arshad V S,31.Dr. Pinakin Thakorbhai Tandel32.Dr. Hazi Zawar Sadiq Abbas,33.Dr. Priyanka Raju34.Dr. Hrishikesh S Pai,35.Dr. Soumyakanti Das36.Dr. Suyash Singodiya37.Dr. Jagadish Kumar Chappa38.Dr. Shaoni Parai39.Dr. Naweed Alam,40.Dr. Indhuja Karunakaran41.Dr. Atul J G42.Dr. Ronak Jain G43.Dr. Srinidhi44.Dr. M Vinoth45.Aravindan S P46.Dr. Jishnu J47.Dr. Roopashree K R48.Dr. Susanta Kumar Dash49.Dr. Raja S50.Dr. Aravind VishweshwarPage 2 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 202551.Dr. Bhuvana Lakshmi52.Harish Chandika53.Dr. Kirthiga Thiagarajan54.Dr. Sachin James55.Dr. Jaison James56.Dr. Harsh Saxena57.Dr. V.S. Veerappan58.Dr. Arunrajkumar P59.Dr. Soorya Sekar60.Dr. Sheik Khurshid Alam Ali61.Dr. Nischal Modak62.Dr. Ravi Vimalnath63.Dr. Balaji Prathep S64.V.N. Vignesh Shantham,65.Dr. Vinodh Kumar K S66.Dr. Karthikai Selvi D67.Dr. Senthilnathan 68.Dr. Harish M69.Dr. Vaisagh Remin70.Dr. Vandana K V71.Dr. K.Vignesh72.Dr. Nitin Ramesh73.Dr. Nilesh Charawande74.Dr. Patel Jimmykumar Mukeshkumar75.Dr. Sanjeeva Raju Kunche76.Dr. Gopikrishnan77.Dr. Sindhu B R78.Dr. Abhilash B79.N. Jeyachandran80.Amrita ManjushaPage 3 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 202581.Bharath Kumar Reddy82.Dr. R.S. Manikandan83.Dr. Aditya Sivaram S84.Dr. Srinathh Sarma S V85.Dr. P. Nivethaa.....PetitionersVs1.The State of Tamil Nadu,Represented by its Principal Secretary,Health and Family Department,Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.2.Directorate of Medical Education,Represented by the Deputy Director of Medical Education,Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.3. The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services,Anna Salai, Chennai-6000064. The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive MedicineAnna Salai, Teynampet,Chennai 6000865. Madras Medical College,Represented by its Dean,E.V.R. Salai, Chennai 600 003.6. Government Kilpauk Medical College,Represented by its Dean,Page 4 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 2025Poonamalee High Road, Kilpauk,Chennai 600 010.7. Government Chengalpattu Medical College,Represented by its Dean,G.S.T. Road, Chengalpattu District,Kancheepuram 603 001.8. Kanyakumari Government Medical College,Represented by its Dean,Asaripallam, Nagercoil, Kanayakumari District,Tamil Nadu 629 201.9. Thanjavur Medical College,Represented by its Dean,Thanjavur 613 004.10. Stanley Medical CollegeRepresented by its Dean,No.1 Old Jail Road,Chennai 600 001.11. Government Mohan KumaramangalamMedical College HospitalRepresented by its Dean,Fort Main Road, Salem 636 002.12. Coimbatore Government Medical College,Represented by its Dean,Page 5 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 2025Coimbatore 641 018.13. Tirunelveli Medical College,Represented by its Dean,High Ground Road, Palayamkottai,Tirunelveli 627 011.14. Madurai Medical College,Represented by its Dean,Panagal Road, Alwarpuram,Madurai 625 050.15. Thoothukudi Government Medical College and Hospital,Represented by its Dean,Kamaraj Nagar, Thoothukudi,Tamil Nadu 628 008......RespondentsPrayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to confer the benefit of G.O.Ms.No.49 Health and Family Welfare (MCA-1) Department dated 28.02.2024 to the petitioners herein who are Non Service Post Graduates (Super Specialty) who completed their course in the year 2025 and reduce the compulsory bond service of the petitioners from two years to one year and reduce the bond amount from Rs.50,00,000/- to Rs.25,00,000/-.For Petitioner: Mr.C.VidhusanFor Respondents: Mr.K.Tippu SulthanPage 6 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 2025 Government Advocate ORDERThis Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to confer the benefit of G.O.Ms.No.49, Health and Family Welfare (MCA-1) Department, dated 28.02.2024, to the petitioners herein, who are Non-service Post Graduates (Super Specialty), who have completed their course in the year 2025, and consequently to reduce the compulsory bond service from two years to one year and the bond amount from Rs.50,00,000/- to Rs.25,00,000/-.2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record.3. The petitioners had joined the Post Graduate Super Specialty Degree Course in the 5th to 15th respondent Colleges during the year 2022 and completed the said course in the year 2025. In the meanwhile, the first respondent issued G.O.Ms.No.351, Health and Family Welfare (MCA-1) Department, dated 27.10.2023, thereby ordered Page 7 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 2025as follows :“6. The Government, hereby issues the following orders regarding the implementation of the bond requirement for Non Service Post Graduates to Post Graduate Degree/Diploma Courses in Tamil Nadu Government Medical Colleges after carefully reviewing the request of the Director of Medical Education and Research and the suggestions made by the committee members :-i. The bond period for Non Service Post Graduates (Degree/Diploma) who have completed their Post Graduate courses in the year 2023 will be reduced from tow years to one year (from the date of joining in the bond service) and the respective prospectus for the Post Graduate Degree course for the academic year 2020-2021 as well as for the Diploma course for the academic year 2021-2022 will be amended accordingly.ii. The bond amount for the Non Service Post Graduates who have completed their Post Graduate Page 8 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 2025Degree curses in 2023 will be Rs.20,00,000/- only (Twnety lakhs) instead of Rs.40,00,000/- (Forty lakhs) and for the Non Service Post Graduates who have completed their Post Graduate Diploma courses in 2023 will be Rs.10,00,000/- only (Ten lakhs) instead of Rs.20,00,000/- (Twenty lakhs)iii. Depending on the need and availability of vacancies in the future, the Health Department henceforth will review and consider the enforcement of 2 years bond condition every year and issue necessary directions for utilizing the services of the Non-service Post Graduates in Tamil Nadu Medical Services and issue appropriate orders.”4. Thereafter, the first respondent issued G.O.Ms.No.49, Health and Family Welfare (MCA-1) Department, dated 28.02.2024, wherein the following orders were passed :-“4. The Government after careful examination have proposed to accept the request of the Director of Medical Page 9 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 2025Education and Research and decided to issue the following orders :-i. The bond amount for Non Service Post Graduates (PG Dental) who have completed their Post Graduate Course in the year 2023 onwards will be Rs.20,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Lakh only) instead of Rs.40,00,000/- (Rupees Forty lakhs).ii. The bond amount for Non Service Post Graduates (Super Specialty) who have completed their Post Graduate Course in the year 2023 onwards will be Rs.25,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Lakh only) instead of Rs.50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lakh)iii. The bond period for Non Service Post Graduates (Dental/Super Specialty) who have completed their Post Graduate Courses in the year 2023 onwards will be reduced from two years to one year.iv. The Prospectus of PG Dental and G.O.(Ms) No.462, Health and Family Welfare Department, dated 07.11.2020 for Super Specialty Course issued for the academic year 2020-2021 will be amended accordingly.v. The Services of the Non Service Post Graduates Page 10 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 2025(Dental/Super Specialty) Courses will be utilized on Need Basis and as per vacancy anywhere in Tamil Nadu.”5. Subsequently, by way of amendment, the first respondent issued another order in G.O.Ms.No.121, Health and Family Welfare (MCA-1) Department, dated 31.05.2024, wherein the following amendments were made :-“For the existing para 4(iii), the following shall be substituted :-“The bond period for Non Service Post Graduates (Dental/Super Specialty) who have completed their Post Graduate Courses in the year 2023 will be reduced from two years to one year”.6. Thus, it is clear that only those candidates who had completed their Post Graduate during the academic year 2023 under the Tamil Nadu Government Medical Colleges are entitled to the benefit of reduction of the bond period from two years to one year and bond amount from Rs.50,00,000/- to Rs.25,00,000/-. Admittedly, all the petitioners have completed their Post Graduate (Super Specialty) Degree as Non Page 11 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 2025Service candidates in the year 2025. 7. In view of the above, the petitioners are not entitled to the benefits conferred under G.O.Ms.No.49, Health and Family Welfare (MCA-1) Department, dated 28.02.2024. Hence, this writ petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 15.09.2025Internet : YesIndex : Yes/NoNeutral Citation : Yes/NoLppTo1.The Principal Secretary,State of Tamil NaduHealth and Family Department,Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.Page 12 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 20252. The Deputy Director of Medical Education,Directorate of Medical Education,Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.3. The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services,Anna Salai, Chennai-6000064. The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive MedicineAnna Salai, Teynampet,Chennai 6000865. The Dean,Madras Medical College,E.V.R. Salai, Chennai 600 003.6. The Dean,Government Kilpauk Medical College,Poonamalee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.7. The Dean,Government Chengalpattu Medical College,G.S.T. Road, Chengalpattu District,Kancheepuram 603 001.8. The Dean,Kanyakumari Government Medical College,Asaripallam, Nagercoil, Kanayakumari District, Tamil Nadu 629 201.Page 13 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 20259. The Dean, Thanjavur Medical College,Thanjavur 613 004.10. The Dean,Stanley Medical CollegeNo.1 Old Jail Road,Chennai 600 001.11. The Dean,Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College HospitalFort Main Road, Salem 636 002.12. The Dean,Coimbatore Government Medical College,Coimbatore 641 018.13. The Dean,Tirunelveli Medical College,High Ground Road, Palayamkottai,Tirunelveli 627 011.14. The Dean,Madurai Medical College,Panagal Road, Alwarpuram,Madurai 625 050.15. The Dean,Thoothukudi Government Medical College and Hospital,Kamaraj Nagar, Thoothukudi,Page 14 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 2025Tamil Nadu 628 008. G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.LppW.P.No.18176 of 2025Page 15 of 16 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.18176 of 202515.09.2025Page 16 of 16