IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 18.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI And W.M.P.Nos.5302 and 5303 of 2026 Dr.G.Ragapriya ... Petitioner Vs.

1 The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Additional Chief 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 Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, DMS Compound, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai – 600 006.

4 The Dean, Government Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu and District 603 001. ... 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 by the third respondent in R.No.10434732/PHC5/A3/2025-1 dated 14.08.2025 (served on the Petitioner on 03.12.2025) and to quash the same and consequently directing the Respondents to pass orders accepting the resignation of the petitioner from the post of Senior Resident and to relieve the Petitioner from service, by settling the service benefits including arrears of annual increments along with interest at the reasonable rate and CPS contribution etc.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Sankaran Senior Counsel for M/s.S.Nedunchezhiyan For Respondents : Mr.K.Tippusulthan Government Advocate

O R D E R

The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the order issued by the third respondent in R.No.10434732/PHC5/A3/ 2025-1 dated 14.08.2025 (served on the petitioner on 03.12.2025) and to quash the same and consequently directing the respondents to pass orders accepting the resignation of the petitioner from the post of Senior Resident and to relieve the petitioner from service, by settling the service benefits including arrears of annual increments along with interest at the reasonable rate and CPS contribution etc.

2.The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was qualified with MBBS in the year 2016 and was selected and appointed to the post of Assistant Surgeon through Medical Services Recruitment Board on 31.03.2017. The petitioner completed Post Graduate medical course M.D (Radiotherapy) in Madras Medical College as a service candidate in the year 2022. The petitioner’s expertise in Radiotherapy was entirely disregarded and her services were utilized as Medical Officer and annual increment was not sanctioned to her despite the fact that she cleared the Departmental Examination during May, 2017, thereby causing substantial financial loss to the petitioner. In the meantime, the petitioner suffered severe anxiety, palpitations and urinary problems and cardiological problems and due to the poor health conditions and family circumstances, the petitioner submitted representation for resignation from service.

3.The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner further submitted that since the petitioner’s representation for resignation from service was not considered, the petitioner filed W.P.No.13569 of 2025 seeking direction to the respondents to pass orders accepting the resignation of the petitioner and this Court vide order dated 16.04.2025 directed the respondents to examine the service register of the petitioner and the petitioner’s letter for resignation dated 01.03.2025 and to pass appropriate orders. Thereafter, the respondents passed order dated 16.07.2025 directing the petitioner to settle a sum of Rs.45,66,265/- into Government account and challenging the same, the petitioner filed W.P.No.46449 of 2025 and during the pendancy of the said writ petition, the respondents passed order dated 14.08.2025 rejecting the request of the petitioner under Section 50 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 and hence on 03.12.2025, W.P.No.46449 of 2025 was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the p