1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P(MD)No.13207 of 2011 G.Helenchristibai .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Secretary to Government, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9. 2.The Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9. 3.The Director of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy, Arumbakkam, Chennai-9. 4.The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Represented by The Secretary, Chennai-2. .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner as Assistant Medical Officer (Siddha) by considering and passing appropriate orders on the petitioner's representation dated 19.10.2011 within a time frame as fixed by this Hon'ble Court. For Petitioner : Mr.N.R.Balaji Srinivaasan for M/s.Hallmark Associates For Respondents : Mr.B.Pugalendhi 1-3 Special Government Pleader O R D E R The present writ petition has been filed by G.Helenchristibai seeking for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to appoint her as Assistant Medical Officer (Siddha) by considering and passing appropriate orders on her representation dated 19.10.2011 within the stipulated time. 2. Heard Mr.N.R.Balaji Srinivasan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Mr.B.Pugalenthi, Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents 1 to 3. 3. By consent of both parties, the present writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. At the out set the said prayer cannot be considered for the simple reason that the petitioner has made the representation on 19.10.2011 with a huge inordinate and unexplained delay of 13 years and 7 months after the declaration of the results on 28.03.1998. 5. The case of the petitioner is that she has passed B.S.M.S. Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery degree in 1993 and M.D. Siddha in 1998. While she was working as Siddha Doctor, the fourth respondent invited applications for selection to the post of Assistant Medical Officer (Siddha) by direct recruitment in open market vide Advertisement No.5/95, dated 22.02.1995. The selection process was held by way of written and oral tests. In terms of the said notification, when written tests were held on 26.08.1995 and 27.08.1995, the petitioner also took part in the written tests along with 850 candidates and the results were also published on 14.02.1998. In the written tests, out of 400 marks the petitioner had secured 244 marks and in the oral test held on 26.02.1998 and 27.02.1998, she had secured 37.5 out of 50 marks, therefore, in aggregate she had secured 281.5 out of 450 marks. When the matter stands as above, out of 52 candidates who participated in the oral tests, only 18 candidates were selected as per the results published on 28.03.1998 and the remaining 34 candidates including the petitioner could not be selected though they were fully qualified. As a result, in respect of her non-selection, the petitioner said to have made representations to the respondents, but those representations have not been considered. After waiting for a long time, she has made a representation on 19.10.2011 and even finding no response for the same, she has come to this Court with the above prayer. 6. When the petitioner has approached this Court seeking appointment on the ground that she was also one among the qualified candidates selected for appointment in the year 1998, to get appropriate orders, she should have approached this Court immediately after the results were published in the year 1998. As the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the representation on 19.10.2011 with an inordinate and unexplained delay of 13 years and 7 months, this Court finds no merits or substance in this writ petition. Therefore, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed and accordingly, the same is dismissed. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (Accounts) /True copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9. 2.The Secretary to Government,Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9. 3.The Director of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy,Arumbakkam, Chennai-9. 4.The Secretary, The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-2. +1. CC to the Special Government Pleader, SR.No. 40888 srm W.P(MD)No.13207 of 2011 21.11.2011 TR : 29.12.2011: 2p/6c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/