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Ahamed Sabeek M v. The Chairman

Madras HC16 Feb 2026WP(MD)/1417/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

WP(MD) No.1417 of 2026, Madras High Court Madurai Bench, 16.02.2026, B. Pugalandhi, J. Keywords: ECG Technician; Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB); reserve list; selected candidates not joined; certificate verification 12.02.2024; Notification dated 01.08.2023; representation dated 17.12.2025; writ of mandamus; Article 226; Tamil Nadu government recruitment; disposal with directions; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with directions: second respondent to ascertain non-joining selected ECG Technicians and send proposal to the Medical Services Recruitment Board within four weeks; MRB to verify the petitioner's reserve-list serial number and recommend appointment if otherwise eligible upon receipt of the proposal. No costs. ¶28

Ahamed Sabeek M Vs The Chairman — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Medical Services Recruitment Board must consider the petitioner, who is on the reserve list for the post of ECG Technician, for appointment against vacancies where selected candidates have not joined the service.

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Court's answer

The second respondent (Director, Directorate of Medical Education and Research) is directed to ascertain whether any selected candidates for the post of ECG Technician have not joined the service and, thereafter, send the necessary proposal to the Medical Services Recruitment Board within four weeks from receipt of a copy of the order.

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Ratio / Principle

The Medical Services Recruitment Board is directed to verify the petitioner's serial number on the reserve list and recommend his name for appointment, if he is otherwise eligible, when the proposal is received from the second respondent.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (Madurai Bench, Madras High Court, B. Pugalandhi, J., decided 16.02.2026) — Mandamus under Article 226 — Recruitment to the post of ECG Technician under Medical Services Recruitment Board Notification dated 01.08.2023 — Petitioner appeared for certificate verification on 12.02.2024 but was not included in the provisional selection list; per RTI information, one selected candidate did not join and the petitioner claims to be next in line on the reserve list — Court directed the Director, Directorate of Medical Education and Research to ascertain whether any selected candidates have not joined and send the necessary proposal to the MRB within four weeks — MRB directed to verify the petitioner's serial number on the reserve list and recommend his name for appointment if otherwise eligible upon receipt of the proposal — Petition disposed of. No costs.

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WP(MD). No.1417 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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Dated : 16/02/2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI

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WP(MD)No.1417 of 2026

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Ahamed Sabeek M, ... Petitioner Vs

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The Chairman, The Medical Services Recruitment Board, 7th Floor, DMS Building, 359, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 006.. 2. The Director, Directorate to Medical Education and Research, 162, Periyar Evr High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010.. ... Respondents

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PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents herein to appoint the petitioner to the post of ECG Technician by considering the petitioner's representation dated 17.12.2025 within the stipulated period of time to be fixed by this Court.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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For Petitioner : M.Thirunavukkarasu, For R1 : M/s.P.Yasmin Begam For R2 : Mr.C.Venkatesh Kumar,

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Special Government Pleader

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ORDER

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The petitioner has applied for the post of ECG Technician, pursuant to the Notification dated 01.08.2023, issued by the Medical Services Recruitment Board. He also appeared before the 1^st respondent for certificate verification on 12.02.2024, however, his name was not found in the provisional selection list. The petitioner stated that the candidates, who have been selected, have not joined the service and therefore, he may be accommodated in the available vacancies. In this regard, he has also submitted a representation on 17.12.2025 before the respondents and has also filed this writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus, directing the Medical Services Recruitment Board to consider his case for the vacancies, where the selected candidates have not joined the service.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner, referring to the information provided under the RTI, submitted that one Ushenbabu, who was selected for the post of ECG Technician, has not joined the service and the petitioner is next in line on reserve list after Ushenbabu. However, the petitioner has not been accommodated.

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The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the second respondent submits that the petitioner is in the reserve list and his name will be forwarded only after the Government makes a proposal regarding the vacancies for which the selected candidates have not joined the post of ECG Technician, as per the Notification dated 01.08.2023.

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Having considered the rival submissions on either side, this Court directs the second respondent to ascertain whether any selected candidates for the post of ECG Technician have not joined the service and thereafter, send the necessary proposal to the Medical Services Recruitment Board within a period four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Medical Services Recruitment Board is also

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directed to verify the petitioner’s serial number on the reserve list and recommend his name for appointment, if he is otherwise eligible, as and

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when the proposal is received from the second respondent.

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