W.P.No.49858 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 02.01.2026 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P.No.49858 of 2025 A.Periyannan ... Petitioner Vs. 1.State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Secretary, Health Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Director, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, DMS Complex, Teynampet, Chennai-600 006. ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to dispose of the petitioner’s representation dated 25.04.2024 and consequently implement the G.O.Ms No.278, Health and Family Welfare (L1) Department, dated 13.06.2019 thereby to give promotion to the petitioner from January 1976 the date of completion of Sanitary Inspector Course and all other benefits par with the juniors T.V.Durai and M.Janarthanam as per the proceedings of the respondents in R.No.14683/MP1/S3/2022 dated 12.09.2023. For Petitioner : Mr.A.R.Nixon For Respondents : Mr.K.Tippusulthan, GA p. 2 W.P.No.49858 of 2025 O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to dispose of the petitioner’s representation dated 25.04.2024 and consequently implement the G.O.Ms No.278, Health and Family Welfare (L1) Department, dated 13.06.2019 thereby to give promotion to the petitioner from January 1976, the date of completion of Sanitary Inspector Course and all other benefits on par with the juniors T.V.Durai and M.Janarthanam as per the proceedings of the respondents in R.No.14683/MP1/S3/2022 dated 12.09.2023. 2. Heard the learned counsels on either side. With the consent of both sides, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing at the admission stage itself. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was appointed as Surveillance Field Worker on 01.06.1965 and was promoted as Gr.I Health Inspector on 14.023.1989 and thereafter retired from service on 31.10.2001. He further submitted that while the petitioner was in service, due to disparity among Health Inspectors, litigations were filed before the Tribunal and this Court as well as the Hon’ble Apex Court and pursuant to the order of the Hon’ble Apex Court, the Government had p. 3 W.P.No.49858 of 2025 passed G.O.Ms No.278 dated 13.06.2019, giving retrospective promotion to 132 petitioners therein and as per the judicial pronouncement, even though the petitioner has not filed the petition, he is also eligible for the said benefit and therefore, he made several representations to the respondents which evoked no response. He also submitted that the petitioner had sent a representation lastly on 25.04.2024, however, no response and hence, the present Petition. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall be a direction to the second respondent to dispose of the petitioner’s representation dated 25.04.2024 and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no orders as to costs. 02.01.2026 Index:Yes/No NCC :Yes/No Order : Speaking/Non Speaking DP p. 4 W.P.No.49858 of 2025 To 1.The Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, Health Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Director, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, DMS Complex, Teynampet, Chennai-600 006. p. 5 W.P.No.49858 of 2025 M.DHANDAPANI.J, DP W.P.No.49858 of 2025 02.01.2026