The petitioner has sought for a direction to pay salary to him from 13. 1989 to 25. 1995 and other monetary and service benefits.

2. Facts of this base are as follows:

The petitioner was appointed as Pharmacist and posted to Primary Health Centre, Kothannallur on 12. 1980 by the District Health Officer, Kanyakumari District. He was on probation for a period of two years from 16. 1981. By proceedings dated 23. 1982, his probation was declared. In September 1982, the petitioner decided to undergo B. Pharmacy Course at Madurai Medical College. On his request, by proceedings dated 18. 1982, the District Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Muttom relieved him to pursue B. Pharmacy course. After completion of the course, the petitioner submitted a representation dated 13. 1989 to the District Health Officer, Kanyakumari District requesting him to issue posting orders. The said representation was forwarded to the Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, Chennai-6 on 13. 1989 and orders were not passed for a long time and therefore the petitioner was constrained to file the Original Application No. 596 of 1995 before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal for a directio