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MRS.L.BENADIC AMALA SANTHA v. THE DIRECTOR

WP/32453/2024 · 2025-09-18

A D Jagadish Chandira

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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W.P.No.32453 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 18.09.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA W.P.No.32453 of 2024 L.Benadic Amala Santha ... Petitioner Versus 1.The Director, Medical and Rural Health Services, D.M.S. Campus, Teynampet, Chennai-600 006. 2.The Director, Director of Medical Education, Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010. .. Respondents Prayer: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents herein to consider the petitioner's representation dated 28.08.2024 and to transfer him from Government Medical College Hospital, Kilpauk, Chennai, to the Government Medical College Hospital at Dindigul or any one Government Hospital or any one Urban Primary Health Centres at Dindigul District which is nearest to petitioner's native palace. For Petitioner : Mr.R.K.Gandhi. For Respondents : Mr.M.Bindran Additional Government Pleader 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32453 of 2024 ORDER By consent, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage. 2.The case of the petitioner is that she was appointed as Staff Nurse on 11.03.2011 at Primary Health Center, Dombuchery, Theni District and after her regularisation by the first respondent, she was posted as Staff Nurse at Government Medical College Hospital, Kilpauk, Chennai, on 06.03.2017. As the petitioner is the native of Dindigul District, considering her family situation, the second respondent had issued deputation order and posted her at Government Medical College Hospital, Dindigul. Thereby, she had given a representation on 28.08.2024 to the respondents seeking transfer to her native place or any other Urban Primary Health Centers at Dindigul. Since the said representation is pending consideration, the petitioner has approached this Court by way of present writ petition. 3. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 4. Without going into the merits of the case, the second respondent is directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 28.08.2024 and 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32453 of 2024 pass orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5.The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 18.09.2025 raa To 1.The Director, Medical and Rural Health Services, D.M.S. Campus, Teynampet, Chennai-600 006. 2.The Director, Director of Medical Education, Poonamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32453 of 2024 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA,J. raa W.P.No.32453 of 2024 18.09.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis