2026:MHC:765 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20-02-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY W.P. No.4032 of 2026 Dr.R.Narayanee, D/o.Rajasekaran, Ram Nivas, No.10, Vanatharayan Palayam Street, Kilnathur,Tiruvannamalai District.

..Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Principal Secretary, to Government of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Director of Medical Education, Chetpet, Chennai-600 010.

3. The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, Teynampet, Chennai-600 006.

4. The Dean, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai-600 010.

..Respondent(s)

PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 2 to 4 to return the original bank guarantee issued in favour of the 4th respondent on 10.12.2020 for a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs Only) and post dated cheques for a sum of Rs. 10,66,666/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs sixty six thousand six hundred and Sixty six only ) to the petitioner and cancel her bond service.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.Athiniveda For Respondent(s): Ms.N.Sneha

ORDER

The Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus directing the respondents 2 to 4 to return the original bank guarantee issued in favour of the 4th respondent on 10.02.2020 for a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- and a post-dated cheque to the tune of Rs.10,66,666/-, to the petitioner and to cancel her bond service.

2. The case of the petitioner is that earlier when she completed her Postgraduate she was mandated a bond period for a total of 24 months. When she was undergoing the course she got admission in the Super Speciality Course, accordingly when she approached this Court by way of a writ petition in W.P.No.15363 of 2020, the Court vide its order dated 29.10.2020 permitted the petitioner to furnish a bank guarantee for a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- and also post dated cheque to the tune of Rs.10,66,666/- and directed the authorities to return the original certificates and further directed the petitioner to report back for duty within a period of 21 days from the date of completion of the Super Speciality course.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that she accordingly furnished bank guarantee and the post dated cheque. The petitioner underwent and after successfully completing the course within a period of 21 days, by an e-mail dated 01.04.2024, the petitioner reported before the Director of Medical and Rural Health Services and also the Dean, Kilpauk Medical College to complete her balance four and half months bond service. Thereafter, she followed it up by another e-mail dated 13.01.2025. Even then the petitioner was not issued any posting orders, she once again sent a reminder on 09.11.2025, for which, there was no response. It is decided by this Court that if no posting order is issued within the bond period, the petitioner must be relieved from the bond service and the bank guarantee which had already expired should be treated as unenforceable. Further, the cheque should be returned to the petitioner.

4. Per contra, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents would submit that as directed by this Court earlier in W.P.No.15363 of 2020 dated 29.10.2020, the petitioner ought to have reported before the Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, Chennai with all the original certificates in person. It was further submitted that all these candidates know the procedure that they have to physically report with the certificates, sending a casual e-mail will not amount to reporting for duty and submitted that even now, the Government is willing to issue posting orders to the petitioner.

5. Though the Court has to decide whether the successive e-mails sent by the petitioner would amount to proper reporting for the duty or not, in reply to the submission made by the learned counsel for the respondents, it is now submitted by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that if the posting order is issued now, t