✦ Madras High Court

M.Ramkumar v. State of Tamil NaduRep.by its Secretary to Government,Health and Family Welfare Department,Secretariat

Case at a glance

Outcome

Disposed of

In view of the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to disburse the arrears of salary to the petitioner in the intervening period, where he has not been provided with any work, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order

Provisions considered

Key paragraphs

  • Para 33.The Dean, Government Medical College Hospital, Ramanthapuram. ... RespondentsPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner in service as Telephone Attender in the third…

Judgment

WP.(MD)No.124 of 2026BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURTDATED : 27.02.2026CORAM : THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHIWP.(MD)No.124 of 2026andWMP.(MD)No.114 of 2026M.Ramkumar ... PetitionerVs.

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State of Tamil NaduRep.by its Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai.

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The Director of Medical Education and Research, Kilpauk, Chennai-10.

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The Dean, Government Medical College Hospital, Ramanthapuram. ... RespondentsPrayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner in service as Telephone Attender in the third respondent College cum Hospital and consequently disburse the arrears of salary from the month of May 2024, within the period that may be stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.H.Mohammed Imran,1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP.(MD)No.124 of 2026 M/s.Ajmal Associates. For Respondents : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh, Additional Government Pleader.ORDERThe petitioner was appointed as Telephone Attender in the third respondent Government Medical College Hospital, on compassionate ground, on 27.03.2007 and his services were also regularized. While so, the post of Telephone Attender has been taken away and the petitioner has not been provided with any other job.

Operative part

In this regard, he has also made a representation to the respondents. Since there was no action on the representation, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 2. The learned Additional Government Pleader by referring to the proceedings dated 20.02.2026 of the Director of Medical & Rural Health Services, submits that the petitioner is now relieved from Telephone Attendant, Government Medical College Hospital, Ramathapuram from the Directorate of Medical Education and Research side to Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services, 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP.(MD)No.124 of 2026 Chennai side for posting at Government Head Quarters Hospital, Kanchipuram. 3. In view of the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to disburse the arrears of salary to the petitioner in the intervening period, where he has not been provided with any work, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 27.02.2026NCC : Yes/NoIndex : Yes/NoInternet: YesgnsTo1.The Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai. 2. The Director of Medical Education and Research, Kilpauk, Chennai-10.3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP.(MD)No.124 of 20263.The Dean, Government Medical College Hospital, Ramanthapuram.4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP.(MD)No.124 of 2026B.PUGALENDHI,JgnsWP.(MD)No.124 of 2026 27.02.20265/5

Questions this judgment answers

What did the Court decide in this case?

The Court recorded the following disposition: In view of the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to disburse the arrears of salary to the petitioner in the intervening period, where he has not been provided with any work, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

Constitution of India — art. 226.

Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case

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