W.P. No.36825 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 19.08.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN W.P.No. 36825 of 2024 Dr.Mohammed Imran Khan A .... Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai. 2.Directorate of Medical Examination represented by its Deputy Director, of Medical Education, Kilpauk, Chennai. 3.The Registrar The Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University, 69, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai. 4.The Dean Stanley Medical College, Chennai. .... Respondents 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No.36825 of 2024 PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd and 4th respondent to return the original certificates submitted to them at the time of admission. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Dinuprashanth For R1, R2 and R4: Mr.K.Tippu Sultan Government Advocate For R3 : Mr.G.Arumugam Standing Counsel ORDER The present writ petition has been filed seeking direction to direct the 2nd and 4th respondent to return the original certificates submitted to them at the time of admission. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner joined in the Post Graduate course in the year 2018 and has completed his course in the month of September 2021. The specific contention of the petitioner is that according to the bond executed by the petitioner, he has to do two years bond service and the two years period ends on September 2023, however, until September 2023, no posting 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No.36825 of 2024 orders were issued by the respondent, hence, the petitioner is entitled to get back his certificates. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would also invite the attention of this Court about the letter dated 28.11.2023 issued by Directorate of Medical Education/2nd respondent to the Dean-4th respondent, to act upon as per the instructions in the Office Ref.No.91027/ME2/1/2023 dated 25.09.2023. 4. Per contra, the learned Government Advocate would fairly submit that until now, no posting order had been issued to the petitioner. 5. In view of the above submission, it is amply clear that the two years bond period has comes to an end in September 2023, and the compulsory posting order must be within the above period, as the bond service is co-extensive with that of the bond period, and that having the respondent failed to give such posting order within the bond period, the petitioner is entitled to get back his original certificates. 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No.36825 of 2024 6. In the light of the above reasoning, this writ petition is allowed. The 4th respondent is directed to return the original certificates submitted to them at the time of admission within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 19.08.2025 Index : Yes/No Neutral citation : Yes/No mpa To 1.The State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai. 2.Directorate of Medical Examination represented by its Deputy Director, of Medical Education, Kilpauk, Chennai. 3.The Registrar The Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University, 69, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai. 4.The Dean Stanley Medical College, Chennai. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. No.36825 of 2024 C.KUMARAPPAN ,J. mpa W.P. No.36825 of 2024 19.08.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis