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W.P.No.2755 of 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.01.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI

W.P.No.2755 of 2026

And

W.M.P.No.3010 of 2026

Dr.M.Elanchezhiyan ... Petitioner

Vs.

1 The State of Tamil Nadu

Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government,

Health and Family Welfare Department,

Secretariat, Fort St.George,

Chennai – 600 009.

2 The Director of Medical Education and Research,

Kilpauk,

Chennai – 600 010.

3 The DRO/Additional Director of Medical

Education and Research

Directorate of Medical Education and Research,

Kilpauk,

Chennai – 600 010. ... Respondents

Prayer:

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to

issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating

to the impugned order issued first respondent in G.O.(D) No.1362,

Health and Family Welfare Department dated 18.11.2025, as

communicated by the third respondent in Letter Ref.No.37995/E1/

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2025-ENT dated 19.11.2025 and to quash the same and consequently

directing the respondents to include the name of the petitioner in

2025-2026 panel for promotion to the post of Professor of ENT with all

consequential and other attendant benefits.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Sankaran

Senior Counsel

for M/s.S.Nedunchezhiyan

For Respondents : Mr.K.Tippu Sulthan

Government Advocate

O R D E R

By consent, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at

the admission stage itself.

2.The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking issuance

of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to

the impugned order issued first respondent in G.O.(D) No.1362, Health

and Family Welfare Department dated 18.11.2025, as communicated

by the third respondent in Letter Ref.No.37995/E1/ 2025-ENT dated

19.11.2025 and to quash the same and consequently directing the

respondents to include the name of the petitioner in 2025-2026 panel

for promotion to the post of Professor of ENT with all consequential

and other attendant benefits.

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3.The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner

submitted that the petitioner was appointed as Assistant Surgeon in

the Tamil Nadu Medical Service through TNPSC in the year 2006 and

the petitioner completed M.S.(E.N.T.) as a service candidate in the

year 2011 and the petitioner was posted as Assistant Professor on

24.05.2011 and was promoted to the post of Associate Professor

(E.N.T.) vide G.O.(D) No.601 dated 27.04.2021 and he joined the said

post on 29.04.2021. The grievance of the petitioner is that the

petitioner is the senior most person and he is eligible to be promoted

as Professor of ENT for the panel year 2025 – 2026, however, his

name was not included in the said panel.

4.The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner

further submitted that though 18 posts were approved for the post of

Professor of ENT for the panel year 2025 – 2026, only five names were

included in the panel. Hence, this Court may without going into the

merits of the case, grant liberty to the petitioner to file appeal before

the first respondent for inclusion of the petitioner’s name for the post

of Professor of ENT for the panel year 2025 – 2026 and for subsequent

promotion to the vacant post.

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5.Considering the limited relief now sought for by the learned

Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner, this Court without

expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and without

interfering with the order impugned in this writ petition, grants liberty

to the petitioner to file appeal before the first respondent, within a

period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If

any such appeal is filed by the petitioner, the first respondent shall

consider the same, on merits and in accordance with law and pass

appropriate orders, wi