Petitioner sought to quash a transfer order and retain his post as Assistant Professor. Due to subsequent developments, petitioner sought dismissal. Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous.
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W.P.No. 18868 of 2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 19.02.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND
W.P.No. 18868 of 2018 and
W.M.P.No. 22245 of 2018
J. Stanley Michael ... Petitioner
Vs.
Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records and quash the transfer order G.O.No.(D) No.1237, Health and Family Welfare (L-2) Department dated 10.07.2018 issued by the first respondent r/w R.No.42380/E1/S1/2018-3 dated 11.07.2018 issued by the second respondent insofar as the petitioner is concerned and consequently direct the first respondent to retain the petitioner as Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics Spine Surgery Unit, Madras Medical College.
For Petitioner : Mr. D. Nagasaila
For Respondents : Mr. K. Tippu Sultan, Government Advocate
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O R D E R
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that in view of the
subsequent development happened during the pendency of this writ petition, nothing
survives in this writ petition and sought to dismiss the writ petition as infructuous.
2. In view of the above, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous.
3. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
4. There shall be no order as to costs.
19.02.2024
Index :Yes/No
Neutral Citation :Yes/No
AT
To
1.The Principal Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, Health & Family Welfare Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 001.
Chennai – 600 006.
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BATTU DEVANAND, J.
AT
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition survives given subsequent developments during pendency?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
J. Stanley Michael
State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department
The Director of Public Health & Preventive Medicine
Battu Devanand
As recorded by the court registry
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