Government Diploma Medical Lab Technician Association v. the Principal Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Government Diploma Medical Lab Technician Association (Rep. by State General Secretary P.U.Shajahan) v. Principal Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu and others — Madras High Court, Madurai Bench, W.A.(MD)No.70 of 2023 (with C.M.P.(MD)No.851 of 2023), decided 04.06.2025 by G.R. Swaminathan J. and K. Rajasekar J. Key terms: recruitment by transfer versus direct recruitment; Laboratory Technician Grade II; Laboratory Assistant (Malaria); Tamil Nadu Public Health Subordinate Service; Article 309 rules; discretion of government in choosing recruitment mode; writ court cannot compel a particular course; appeal dismissed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
The governing rules permit vacancies of Laboratory Technician Grade II to be filled either by direct recruitment or by recruitment by transfer from the post of Laboratory Assistant (Malaria); the government therefore has a choice between the two modes.