IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 10-11-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN and WMP Nos.47916, 47915 & 47914 of 2025 P.Kuppusamy Petitioner Vs

1. The Government Of Tamil Nadu Rep. By Its Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Chennai-9.

2.The Director Of Medical And Rural Health Services, Medical Department, Dms Campus, Teynampet, Chennai-6.

3.The Director Of Medical Education, 162, Periyar E.V.R. High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-10.

4.Joint Director Of Medical Education And Research Directorate Of Medical Education And Research, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010 Respondent(s)

PRAYER Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus Calling for the entire records relating to the impugned proceedings of the 4th respondent vide Ref. No.91852/ N2/ 2025-2 dated 10.10.2025 quash the same as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents 1-3 to consider the promotion of the petitioner in the post of Nursing Tutor Grade-II or Nursing Superintendent Grade-II among the service candidates in the category of Nurse in the vacancies available for the year 2024-2025 or for any other future vacancies that may arise within a stipulated time period fixed by this Honourable Court.

For Petitioner(s): Mr. S. Karthikei Balan For Respondent(s): Mr.M.Bindran AGP

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the proceedings of the 4th respondent dated 10.10.2025 thereby directed to send the filled-in proforma of eligible candidates who were appointed to regular service during the years 2005 to 2010 only, for the preparation of the panel for the post of Nursing Tutor Grade II for the year 2025–2026.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record.

3. The petitioner is qualified with BSc (Nursing) and M.Sc. (Psychiatric).

The petitioner had applied for the post of Nurse and appointed as a Nurse on consolidated pay vide order dated 21.08.2015. Subsequently, he was made permanent and his services were regularised by completing his probation period successfully. Therefore, the petitioner is now fully eligible to be appointed to the post of Nursing Tutor Gr.II or Nursing Superintendent Gr.II. as per the extant rules governing the post of Nurse.

4. As per GO.Ms.No.272 Health and Family Welfare (AA2) Department dated 09.09.2014, the Government fixed a ratio between B.Sc. (Nursing) Degree candidates under direct recruitment and service candidates with B.Sc.(Nursing) qualification under appointment by recruitment by transfer by conducting examinations by Medical Recruitment Board after following the rule of Reservation and communal rotation. Now, the 4th respondent without following the above Government Order and applicable service rule by proceedings dated 10.10.2025 called for the filled-in proforma of eligible candidates who were appointed to regular service during the years 2005 to 2010 only, for the preparation of the panel for the post of Nursing Tutor Grade II for the year 2025–2026

5. Though the petitioner was appointed as a Nurse with effect from

21.08.2015, as per the applicable service rule he is eligible to be considered for promotion to the post of Nursing Tutor Grade II or Nursing Superintendent Grade II. The impugned notification cannot be restricted only to candidates appointed during the period from 2005 to 2010, as in any case, if eligible candidates are not available for promotion to the post of Nursing Tutor Grade II, the vacancy cannot be filled and would remain vacant. That apart, the order impugned in this Writ Petition also unjustifiably restricts the promotional opportunities of candidates appointed before 2005 and after 2010.

6. On instructions, Mr. M. Bindra, learned AGP, submitted that when the

3rd respondent had earlier called for panel particulars in this regard, numerous phone calls were received from various institutions stating that furnishing