IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 13-03-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P.No.7969 of 2022 and W.M.P.No.7952 of 2022 Dr.L.Jai Ganesh ..Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Registrar The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, 69, Anna salai, Guindy, Chennai-32.

2. The Director National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai-47 ..Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned order of the second respondent in F.No. NIS /4-79/Aca /Stud. Corres /2020 dated 18.09.2020 and quash the same in so far as the reckoning of the break in study period as 422 days and denial of the stipend from 01.11.2021 to 26.12.2022 is concerned and direct the Respondents to reckon the break in study period as 7 months and 26 days (25-07-2019 to

11.03.2020) as reckoned and condoned by the First Respondent University in Lr.No.ACIII (1) / 15375 / 2020 dated 14.09.2020 and consider the 186 days from 11.03.2020 to 18.09.2020 as study period and accordingly restructure the petitioner’s course period and pay stipend for the said period and also