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2017 Supreme(Mad) 3492

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
S. Sivakumar – Appellant
Versus
Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners:S. Ilamvaludhi, Advocate
For the Respondents:K. Bhuvaneswari, Government Advocate

JUDGMENT :

1. The relief sought for in this writ petition is for a direction to direct the respondents to issue Course Completion Certificate to the writ petitioners and appoint the writ petitioners as Food Safety Officers.

2. The relief, as such, sought for in this writ petition, cannot be considered at this point of time, in view of the provisions prescribed in the Food Safety and Standards Act. Section 37 of the said Act, provides Food Safety Officer. As per the said provision, the Commissioner of Food Safety shall, by notification, appoint such persons as he thinks fit, having the qualifications prescribed by the Central Government, as Food Safety Officers for such local areas as he may assign to them for the purpose of performing functions under this Act and the rules and regulations made there under.

3. Thus, as per the qualifications prescribed under the rules, the writ petitioners have to qualify themselves for appointment. The power of appointment is empowered with the Commissioner of Food Safety and the procedure to be followed are also contemplated under the rules.

4. In this view of the matter, this Court cannot consider the writ petitioners for appointment to the post of F


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