ANITA SUMANTH
B. Sharmila – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to treat the Petitioners' two-year compulsory bond period as completed, and to return all original certificates of the Petitioner that were submitted by her at the time of his admission to Post Graduate Higher Speciality Degree Course in the 5th Respondent College, within a time period stipulated by this Hon'ble Court.)
1. Mr. K. Tippu Sultan, learned Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondents and is armed with instructions to enable final disposal of the matter, even at this juncture. Hence, by consent of both learned counsel, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal, even at the stage of admission.
2. I have considered an identical prayer as in the present Writ Petition in W.P.No.28238 of 2023 and have held as follows :
Covid duty and quarantine relatable to covid duty should be considered as bond service, and the duty performed by PG students during Covid period must be taken as regular medical service.
The duty performed by PG students during Covid period must be taken as regular medical service, and the covid duty and quarantine period should be considered as part of the bond service.
The main legal point established is that covid duty performed by medical students can be considered as part of the compulsory bond period, as per the Medical Service Rules and government orders.
Covid duty performed by post-graduate medical students should be considered as part of the bond service period as per the Tamil Nadu Medical Service Rules and government orders.
Covid duty and quarantine should be considered as part of the bond service, and delay in issuing posting orders can benefit the candidate.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that Covid duty and quarantine can be considered as part of the bond service, and the bond period for non-service post graduates can be reduced bas....
Covid duty and quarantine are considered as part of bonded service, and government orders reducing bond period are applicable to eligible candidates.
The completion of bond period for doctors and the consideration of covid duty and quarantine period as part of the bond service under the Tamil Nadu Medical Service Rules.
Covid duty and quarantine should be considered as part of the bond service period for medical students.
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