Petitioner challenged an order reverting him from Food Safety Officer to Health Inspector, which was passed at his own instance. Court held he cannot claim the post as of right and dismissed the petition.
Writ petition and connected miscellaneous petition dismissed.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 07.03.2013
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.S.RAMANATHAN
W.P.(MD)No.3532 of 2013 & M.P(MD)No.1 of 2013
M.Durairaj ... Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Commissioner of Food Safety(i/c) Office of Food and Safety and Drug
Administration, Chennai-600 006.
2.The Designated Officer, Food Safety Division, Thanjavur Revenue District, Thanjavur. ... Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the first respondent vide R..No.80849/FSSA/2011/S2 dated 22.10.2012 and quash the same in so far as the petitioner is concerned and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to work as Food Safety Officer, Thiruvonam Taluk, Thanjavur District.
For Petitioner :Mr.G.R.Swaminathan for Mr.R.Senthil Kumar
For Respondents :Mr.M.Govindan
Spl Govt Pleader.
O R D E R
This Writ Petition has been filed for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the first respondent vide R..No.80849/FSSA/2011/S2 dated 22.10.2012 and quash the same in so far as the petitioner is concerned and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to work as Food Safety Officer, Thiruvonam Taluk, Thanjavur District.
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Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(Crl.Side)
/True Copy/
Sub-Assistant Registrar
To
W.P.(MD)No.3532 of 2013 07.03.2013
GDR 22.03.2013 2P/4C
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner can challenge the order of reversion to his earlier post of Health Inspector which was passed at his own instance.
Whether the petitioner has a claim as of right to be reposted as a Food Safety Officer after voluntarily reverting from that post.
Whether the writ petition seeking quashing of the reversion order should be allowed.
M.Durairaj
The Commissioner of Food Safety (i/c) Office of Food and Safety and Drug Administration, Chennai
The Designated Officer, Food Safety Division, Thanjavur
R.S.Ramanathan
As recorded by the court registry
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