Petitioner, a staff nurse, sought transfer from Thiruvarur to Tirunelveli due to family separation and childbirth. The High Court directed respondents to consider her case on humanitarian grounds when a vacancy arises and disposed of the petition.
Directions to respondents to consider petitioner's case on humanitarian grounds when a vacancy arises.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 26.03.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA
W.P.No.6845 of 2018
S.Pechiammal .. Petitioner
-vs-
1. State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its
Secretary to Government
Health and Family Welfare Department
Fort St.George
Chennai 600 009
2. The Director
Medical and Rural Health Services
D.M.S.Campus, Teynampet
Chennai 600 006
3. The Director of Medical Education
Poonamallee High Road
Kilpauk
Chennai 600 010 .. Respondents
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,
praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the
respondents to consider and pass orders on petitioner's
representations dated 06.03.2017 and 12.03.2018 submitted with
reference to request transfer from the Government Thiruvarur
Medical College and Hospital, Thiruvarur to the Government
Medical College and Hospital, Thirunelveli or in any one of the
Government Hospitals situated at Melapalayam, Sankarankovil,
Ambasamudram or Cheranmahadevi.
For Petitioner :: Mr.K.Premkumar For Respondents :: Mr.V.Prabhu Government Advocate for R1 & 2 Mr.C.Munusamy Special Government Pleader for R3
ORDER
The petitioner was selected and appointed as Staff Nurse in the year 2013 and posted at Government Thiruvarur Medical College & Hospital, Thiruvarur on 21.9.2013. Since her husband Mr.P.Rajakumar is also working as Grade-Ii Police Constable in the first battalion of Armed Reserve, Tirunelveli city, she wants to go back to Tirunelveli. She has also delivered a male child at Tirunelveli in the year 2016 and the petitioner's mother in law is now taking care of the male child. In view of her posting at the Government Thiruvarur Medical College & Hospital, Thiruvarur, she frequently undertakes the 400 Kms., long distance to reach her family and not able to pay attention to her family affairs. Therefore, she has given representations on 6.3.2017 and 12.3.2018 to consider her case on humanitarian grounds. But till date, no order has been passed thereon. Hence, she has come to this Court.
+1cc to Mr.K.Premkumar, Advocate, S.R.No.22811
+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.23937
W.P.No.6845 of 2018
CS/11/04/18
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation for transfer on humanitarian grounds when a vacancy arises.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
S. Pechiammal
State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Secretary to Government Health and Family Welfare Department
The Director Medical and Rural Health Services
The Director of Medical Education
T. Raja
As recorded by the court registry
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