Dr.Durgahariprasad v. the State of Tamilnadu
Mandamus under Article 226 – medical admission – service bond – original certificates
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.No.48436 of 2025, decided 19-12-2025 by D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J. Petitioner Dr. Durgahariprasad sought return of original certificates from the Directorate of Medical Examination and KAPV Government Medical College, Trichy. Court held, following settled Division Bench law, that a service bond executed at admission cannot be enforced absent an order directing the petitioner to join duty within the bond period; no such order having been passed, certificates must be returned. Keywords: service bond, bond period, original certificates, medical admission, mandamus, Article 226, joining-duty order.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed as prayed for: respondents 2 and 4 directed to return the original certificates submitted at the time of admission; authorities to act on the web copy of the order without waiting for the certified copy; no order as to costs.