S.Vijaya Raghavan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

WMP(MD) No.13388 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.07.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. KRISHNAKUMAR W.M.P.(MD) No. 13388 of 2019 in W.P(MD).SR. No. 55183 of 2019

1. Dr. S. Vijaya Raghavan

2. Dr. S. Senthil Kumar

3. Dr. M. Shanmuga Sundaram ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State of Tamilnadu, Represented by its Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Fort Saint George, Chennai.

2. The Director of Medical Education, O/o. The Director of Medical Education, Kilpauk, Chennai.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Miscellaneous Petition filed under Rule 2(b) Appendix V or A.S. Rules r/w Article 226 of the Constitution of India to allow the petitioners to join together and file a single Writ Petition.

For Petitioners : Mr.T. Lajapathi Roy ***

O R D E R

The present Writ Miscellaneous Petition is filed seeking permission to allow the petitioners to join together and file a single Writ Petition.

2. According to the petitioners, they filed the writ petition seeking direction to the second respondent to promote them to the post of Professor in Anesthesiology and sought transfer order and permit them to serve as Professors at Medical College, Madurai.

3. Though the grievance of the petitioners is one and the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1 /4

WMP(MD) No.13388 of 2019 same, each petitioner is having their individual case. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant the relief as sought by the petitioners. However, Registry is directed to treat the first petitioner, namely, Dr.S. Vijaya Raghavan, as writ petitioner of the present case. In so far as the other two petitioners are concerned, they can seek their remedy by way of filing separate petition. The typed set of papers filed by the petitioners can be treated as a common typed set of papers, if they so advised.

4. The Miscellaneous Petition is rejected with the above observations.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS ) To

1. The Secretary, State of Tamilnadu, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Fort Saint George, Chennai.

2. The Director of Medical Education, O/o. The Director of Medical Education, Kilpauk, Chennai.

3. The Section Officer, Writ Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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