IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T.ASHA

and

W.M.P.No.18139 of 2023

R.Thirunavukarasu ... Petitioner

-vs-

1.The Director,

Public Health and Preventive Medicine,

Chennai – 600 006.

2.The Deputy Director,

Health Services,

Attur, Salem District. ... Respondents

PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned letter dated 23.07.2020 in F.No.50/E2/2020 issued by the second Respondent and quash the same as illegal and direct the second Respondent to advance the

petitioner by granting him selection Grade-1.

For petitioner : Mr.L.Rajendran

For Respondents : Mr.M.Bindran

Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

This writ petitioner seeks to quash the impugned letter dated

23.07.2022 issued by the 2^nd respondent as illegal and direct the 2^nd respondent to advance the petitioner by granting him Selection Grade-1.

2.The brief facts which have given rise to the filing of this petition are briefly set out hereinbelow.

2.1.The petitioner would contend that he had joined the service of the respondents board as Lab Technician, Grade-III, on 19.