Writ petition challenging the prescribed qualification for direct recruitment to the post of Dark Room Assistant was dismissed as infructuous after counsel for the petitioners stated the relief had become infructuous and made an endorsement to that effect.
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W.P.(MD) No.4642 of 2021
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 02.09.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
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1.P.Arumugasamy
2.T.Sankar Murugan
5.S.K.Selvaraj
8.Kannammal
10.E.Dhayalan
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13.Bharath
14.Usha
... Petitioners
-vs-
3.The Chairman Medical Service Recruitment Board 7th Floor, D.M.S.Complex 359-Annasalai, Teynampet, Chennai-06 ... Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records on the file of the 1st respondent pertaining to its G.O.Ms.No.304 dated 07.10.2015 specifying the qualification for direct recruitment to the post of Dark Room Assistant that is a pass in Higher Secondary Course with science subject (a) Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology (or) (b) Physics, Chemistry, Biology and any one of the related subject (viz) Mathematics or Computer Science and to quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to include Higher Secondary with any subject and certificate of having successfully completed
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the training course for dark room assistant of any institution recognised by the state Government (or) Government of India with regard to the petitioners within a time stipulated by this Court.
For Petitioners : Mr.S.C.Herold Singh For Respondents : Mr.A.Baskaran Additional Government Pleader for R1 & R2 Mr.V.Ramesh Standing Counsel for R3
O R D E R
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the relief sought for in this writ petition has now become infructuous. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the court bundle.
2. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No
costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
P.Arumugasamy
T.Sankar Murugan
The Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department
The Director of Medical Education
The Chairman, Medical Service Recruitment Board
Abdul Quddhose
As recorded by the court registry
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