IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23/07/2010 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.HARIPARANTHAMAN W.P.NOS.23893 OF 2006, 34401 OF 2007 8339, 12654, 14592, 17578, 25844 AND 27982 OF 2008 AND W.A.NO.312/2008 AND CONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS W.P.No.23893 of 2006 S.Sivaguru .. Petitioner versus 1.State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Secretary to Government Health and Family Welfare Department Chennai – 600 009. 2.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Teynampet, Chennai – 600 006. .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of certiorarified mandamus, calling for the concerned records relating to the letter No.57425/N2/2005-09/Health, dated 24.01.2006 passed by the 1st respondent in so far as it proposed to impart inservice training for a period of one week for all the Health Inspectors Grade – IB at the respective Deputy Director's office so as to consider them to be designated as Health Inspectors Grade – I and quash the same and consequently direct the 2nd respondent not to make the Health Inspectors Grade – IB as Health Inspectors Grade – I. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Gnanasekar For Respondents : Mr.S.Naganathan Government Advocate W.P.No.34401 of 2007 S.Sivaguru (cause title amended as per order dated 06.12.2007 in M.P.No.4/2007 in W.P.No.34401/2007) .. Petitioner https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ versus 1.State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Secretary to Government Health and Family Welfare Department Chennai – 600 009. 2.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Teynampet, Chennai – 600 006. .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of certiorari calling for the concerned records relating to the G.O.Ms.No.382, dated 12.10.2007, passed by the 1st respondent and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Gnanasekar For Respondents : Mr.S.Naganathan Government Advocate W.P.No.8339 of 2008 S.Syed Ibrahim .. Petitioner versus 1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. By its Secretary to Government Health and Family Welfare Department Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009. 2.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine DMS Compound, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai – 600 006. .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of certiorarified mandamus, calling for the records of the 1st respondent in G.O.(Ms) No.73, Health and Family Welfare (N1) Department, dated 28.02.2008 and quash the same as ultravires the adhoc rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution for the posts coming under the Multi Purpose Health Workers Scheme and consequently direct the respondents to draw the panel for the post of Block Health Supervisor of the persons holding the post of Health Inspector Grade – I without insisting on the possession of Sanitary Inspector Course Certificate as a prerequisite for being considered for the post of Block Health Supervisor under the Multi Purpose Health Workers Scheme in the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ For Petitioner : Mrs.Nalini Chidambaram Senior Counsel for Ms.C.Uma For Respondents : Mr.S.Naganathan Government Advocate W.P.No.12654 of 2008 1.Venkatramanan 2.M.Elango .. Petitioners versus 1.The Secretary to the Government Health and Family Welfare Department Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. 2.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine DMS Campus, Anna Salai, Madras – 6. 3.B.Kumar 4.J.S.Jaganathalu (R3 and 4 impleaded as per order dated 14.07.2008 in M.P.No.3/2008 in W.P.No.12654/2008) .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of certiorarified mandamus, calling for the records on the file of 1st respondent in G.O.Ms.No.382, dated 12.10.2007 and further quash the same as illegal, incompetent and without jurisdiction with respect to clause (iv) and (v) in paragraph 6 of the order and further direct the respondents to fix the seniority on and from the date of joining as on 01.08.1997. For Petitioners : Mr.V.Raghavachari For Respondents 1&2 : Mr.G.Sankaran Special Government Pleader For Respondents 3&4 : Mr.R.Thiyagarajan, Senior Counsel for Mr.S.M.Subramaniam W.P.No.14592 of 2008 1.O.M.Duraisamy 2.L.Loganathan 3.R.Kulandaivelu 4.C.Jayabalan 5.K.Gunasekaran https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 6.K.Thangavel 7.C.Rajagopal 8.S.Jayakandan 9.R.Shanmugham 10.T.Suburayan 11.Singaram 12.Chellam 13.T.Meenambal .. Petitioners versus 1.The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. 2.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine DMS Compound, Anna Salai, Chennai. .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of certiorari, calling for the records on the file of the 1st respondent in G.O.73 dated 28.02.2008 and further quash the same as illegal, incompetent and without jurisdiction. For Petitioners : Mr.V.Raghavachari For Respondents : Mr.S.Naganathan Government Advocate W.P.No.17578 of 2008 1.M.Padmanaban 2.D.Ragu 3.K.P.Shanmugam .. Petitioners versus 1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary to the Government Health and Family Welfare Department Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. 2.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine DMS Campus, Teynampet, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 006. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3.S.Sivaguru (R3 – impleaded as per order dated 03.09.2009 in M.P.No.1/2009 in W.P.No.17578/2008) .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of certiorarified mandamus, calling for the records of the 1st respondent in G.O.Ms.No.382, dated 12.10.2007, Health and Family Welfare (IV-1) Department and quash the same in so far as clause i, iv and v of paragraph 6 of G.O.Ms.No.382, dated 12.10.2007 are concerned and direct the respondents to re- designate the petitioners as Health Inspector Grade – I with effect from 01.08.1997 with attendant benefits of salary and seniority. For Petitioners : Mrs.Nalini Chidambaram, Senior Counsel for Ms.C.Uma For Respondents 1&2 : Mr.G.Sankaran Special Government Pleader For Respondent 3 : Mr.R.Thiyagarajan, Senior Counsel for Mr.S.M.Subramaniam W.P.No.25844 of 2008 1.K.Jagannathan 2.A.Thangavel 3.K.Ramaiyan .. Petitioners versus 1.State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary to the Government Health and Family Welfare Department Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. 2.Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine DMS Compound, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 006. 3.R.Arulraj .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of certiorarified mandamus, calling for the records of the 1st respondent made in G.O.Ms.No.382 (Health and Family Welfare Department) dated 12.10.2007 in so far as clause (iv) and (v) of para 6 are concerned and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to prepare a common seniority list as on 01.08.1997 from among the Health Inspectors https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Grade (IA) and Health Inspectors Grade (IB) by re-designating the petitioners as Health Inspector Grade – I w.e.f. 01.08.1997 and fix the corresponding pay scale of Rs.1350/- (re-fixed as Rs.4500/-) w.e.f. said date. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Silambanan, Senior Counsel for M/s.Silambanan & Associates For Respondents 1&2 : Mr.G.Sankaran Special Government Pleader For Respondent 3 : Mr.R.Thiyagarajan, Senior Counsel for Mr.S.M.Subramaniam W.P.No.27982 of 2008 1.C.Selvaraj 2.A.Parivallal 3.R.Arumugam 4.C.Sakthivel 5.R.Madeswaran 6.Saravanan .. Petitioners versus 1.State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary to the Government Health and Family Welfare Department Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. 2.Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine DMS Compound, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 006. 3.S.Sivaguru (R3 impleaded as per order dated 03.08.2009 in M.P.No.1/2009 in W.P.No.27982/2008) .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of certiorarified mandamus, calling for the records of the 1st respondent made in G.O.Ms.No.382 (Health and Family Welfare Department) dated 12.10.2007 in so far as clause (iv) and (v) of para 6 are concerned and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to prepare a common seniority list as on 01.08.1997 from among the Health Inspectors Grade (IA) and Health Inspectors Grade (IB) by re-designating the petitioners as Health Inspector Grade – I w.e.f. 01.08.1997 and fix the corresponding pay scale of Rs.1350/- (re-fixed as Rs.4500/-) w.e.f. said date. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ For Petitioners : Mr.S.Kumar For Respondents 1&2 : Mr.G.Sankaran Special Government Pleader For Respondent 3 : Mr.R.Thiyagarajan, Senior Counsel for Mr.S.M.Subramaniam W.A.No.312 of 2008 1.Narasimhalu 2.K.Krishnan .. Appellants/Respondents 5 & 17 impleaded as MP.2 to 4/07 dated 12.09.2007. versus 1.V.Vedapuri .. 1st Respondent/Petitioner 2.Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Secretary to Government Health and Family Welfare Department Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. 3.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine D.M.S. Compound, Chennai – 6. 4.R.Jagadeesan 5.M.Ulaganathan 6.V.Balabaskaran 7.V.Thanikachalam 8.G.Sampath 9.S.Kaliappan 10.B.Venkataraman 11.N.Thangavelu 12.T.Ramachandran 13.M.Sahabudeen 14.P.Balakrishnan ..Respondents/Respondents 4 to 14 impleaded as per order dated 12.09.2007 & 20.09.2007 in MP.No.2 to 4/07 15.A.C.Rajasekaran (Respondents 1,4 to 15 are given up hence the notice of the respondents 1,4 & 15 are not necessary) 16.M.Narayanasamy 17.T.Doraisamy 18.A.Uthandi 19.Syed Anwar Basha (RR16 to 19 impleaded as party respondents vide order of court dated 27.05.2008 made in M.P.No.2/2008 in W.A.No.312/2008) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 20.A.Rajendran 21.G.Subramaniyam (RR20 and 21 impleaded as party respondents vide order of Court dated 01.07.2008 made in M.P.No.3/2008 in W.A.No.312/2008) 22. S.Krishnamurthy impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 29.04.2009 made in MP.No.1/09 23. P.Bhaskaran impleaded as party respondent vide order dated 30.04.2009 made in MP.2/09 .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 21.11.2007 passed in W.P.No.25608 of 2006. WP.No.25608/2006 : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus, to forbear the respondents from drawal of panel for the post of Block Health Supervisor by including the unqualifed persons who have been promoted as Health Inspector Grade - I on upgradation of post as per G.O.Ms.No.593 Health and Family Welfare Department dated 11.09.1995 contratry to the Public Health Subordinate Service Rules as well as Adhoc Rules framed in G.O.Ms.No.1507 Health, Indian Medicine, Homeapthy and Family Welfare Department dated 16.08.1989 and further direct the respondents to draw the panel for the Post of Block Health Supervisor with eligible persons having requisite qualification as per the rules and to effect promotions accordingly. For Appellants : Mr.N.Thiyagarajan Senior Counsel for Mr.R.Lakshminarayanan For Respondents 2&3 : Mr.S.Naganathan Government Advocate For Respondents 22 : Mr.S.M.Subramaniam https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ COMMON JUDGMENT D.HARIPARANTHAMAN, J. Successful eradication of Leprosy by the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) made the services of the employees in the National Leprosy Eradication Programme redundant, leading to integration of those employees into Multi Purpose Health Worker Scheme, which, in turn, led to disputes relating to inter-se seniority between the serving employees and the integrated employees in the said Scheme by way of these writ petitions. 2.Para 1 of the Government Order in G.O.(Ms).No.320, Health and Family Welfare (G-1) Department, dated 27.06.1997 gives the reason for integration and the same is extracted hereunder: "The National Leprosy Eradication Programme is in operation in Tamil Nadu from 1955. With the introduction of the Multi Drug Therapy (MDT) comprising three drugs, DAPSONE, RIFAMPCIN and CLOFAZIMINE, incidence of leprosy has been brought down considerably. Tamil Nadu has done a commendable work in the leprosy control Programme over the years. The prevalence of leprosy in Tamil Nadu was 118 per 10,000 in 1983 which has been reduced to 7 per 10,000. The reduction in prevalence rate for the last two years is not very significant. Recently, India hosted an International Meet on Eradication of leprosy, and the Prime Minister has set a goal that the leprosy should be eradicated from India by 2000 A.D. The IWHO has also taken similar efforts globally. The eradication of leprosy means bringing down the prevalence rate to 1 per 10,000." 3.In those circumstances, the Government of India suggested integration of Leprosy services with General Health services. Accordingly, integration took place by absorbing the employees employed in Leprosy Eradication Programme under the control of Director of Medical Services into General Health Services under the control of Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. 4.One of the categories of employees absorbed in Public Health Services were the Leprosy Inspectors. On transfer to the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, the Leprosy Inspectors were re-designated as Health Inspectors Grade – IB as per the aforesaid G.O.Ms.No.320. Then prevailing scale of pay of Rs.1200- 30-1560-40-2040 of Leprosy Inspectors was protected in their re- designated post. The Health Inspectors Grade – I, who were already serving in the Public Health Services under the control of Director https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ of Public Health and Preventive Medicine were re-designated as Health Inspectors Grade–1A and their scale of pay was fixed as Rs.1350-30- 1440-40-1800-50-2200. As per G.O.Ms.No.320, referred to above, the Health Inspectors Grade – IB were to attend and undertake various Public Health activities as per the job chart provided for Health Inspector Grade – IA, in addition to Leprosy control work and similarly, the Health Inspectors Grade – IA and Grade – II were to attend Leprosy control work apart from their existing duties after necessary training. That is, on transfer to Public Health Services, the duties and responsibilities of the Health Inspector Grade – IA and Grade – IB were similar and identical. As per the aforesaid G.O.Ms.No.320, the process of integration, placement of various categories of Staff were to be completed before 31.07.1997 and accordingly, the absorption took place from 01.08.1997. 5.The grievance of the absorbed Health Inspectors Grade – IB, i.e. the erstwhile Leprosy Inspectors, is that they should have been absorbed as Health Inspectors Grade – I and there was no necessity to re-designate them as Health Inspectors Grade – IB and to re-designate the already serving Health Inspectors Grade – I as Health Inspectors Grade – IA and that they should have also been paid the scale of pay of Rs.1350-2200 since both were discharging the same / similar duties after integration into Public Health Services. The Health Inspectors Grade – IB were demanding parity with Health Inspectors Grade – IA from the date of their absorption. Though their scale of pay was not brought on par with the Health Inspectors Grade – IA, the fixed travelling allowance paid to the Health Inspectors Grade – IB was brought on par with the fixed travelling allowance paid to Health Inspectors Grade – IA by increasing the amount from Rs.140/- to Rs.200/-. It is relevant to note that the Government decided to examine the question of merger of both the categories of Health Inspector Grade – IA and Grade – IB into a single category at the time of next Pay Commission. 6.At this juncture, it is relevant to state that the following are the scales of pay of Health Inspector Grade – IA, Health Inspector Grade – IB, Health Inspector Grade – II and Laboratory Assistant. Before V pay commission Health Inspector Grade – IA - Rs.1350-30-1440-40-1800-50-2200 Health Inspector Grade – IB - Rs.1200-30-1560-40-2040 Health Inspector Grade – II - Rs.975-25-1150-30-1660 Laboratory Assistant - Rs.950-20-1150-25-1500 Revision after V pay commission recommendations Health Inspector Grade – IA - Rs.4500-125-7000 Health Inspector Grade – IB - Rs.4000-100-6000 Health Inspector Grade – II - Rs.3200-85-4900 Laboratory Assistant - Rs.3050-75-3950-80-4590 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 7.The aforesaid prescription of scales of pay makes it clear that the Health Inspectors Grade – II and Laboratory Assistants, were paid lesser pay than Health Inspectors Grade – IB. Further, the channel of promotion to Health Inspector Grade – II and Laboratory Assistant is Health Inspector Grade – IA and thereafter to Block Health Supervisor and Technical Personal Assistant. But the personnel of Health Inspector Grade – IB could not be promoted as Block Health Supervisor and Technical Personal Assistant. 8.On the other hand, the channel of promotion to Health Inspector Grade – IB is Non-medical Supervisor and Health Educator that were prescribed in the National Leprosy Eradication Programme. That is, in practice, there was no possibility for further promotion, due to the eradication of Leprosy. 9.The only reason for not absorbing the Leprosy Inspectors as Health Inspectors Grade – I and instead re-designating them as Health Inspectors Grade – IB was that they did not possess Sanitary Inspectors Course certificate or long term Multi Purpose Health Workers Training course certificate, as prescribed under the special rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution for the post of Multi Purpose Health Assistant (Health Inspector Grade – II) and Multi Purpose Health Supervisors (Health Inspector Grade – I) vide G.O.Ms.No.1507, Health Indian Medicine and Homeopathy and Family Welfare Department, dated 16.08.1989. But it is an admitted fact that the Sanitary Inspectors Course was rescinded with long back and the long term Multi Purpose Health Worker Training course was also stopped from 1992-1993. 10.In these circumstances, the Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, vide his letter dated 24.01.2006, requested the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine to send a necessary detailed proposal for imparting inservice training for a period of one week for all the Health Inspectors Grade – IB, so as to re-designate them as Health Inspectors Grade - I. The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, vide his letter dated 17.02.2006, informed that considering the length of service of Health Inspectors Grade – IB, they could be re-designated as Health Inspectors Grade–I, without imparting any training to them. 11.While so, a batch of writ petitions, including W.P.No.23893 of 2006, were filed by the Health Inspectors Grade – IA, who were promoted from Health Inspectors Grade – II and Laboratory Assistants, to quash the aforesaid letter dated 24.01.2006 of the Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, addressed to the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. While writ petitions in W.P.Nos.7892 and 7893 of 2006 were dismissed on 22.03.2006 with an observation that before any orders are passed https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ by the Government on the re-designation of Health Inspectors Grade – IB as Health Inspectors Grade – I, objections should be heard and an interim order dated 20.01.2007 was passed in W.P.No.23893 of 2006 to the effect that any re-designation shall be subject to the outcome of the writ petition. 12.In these circumstances, the Government of Tamil Nadu issued an order in G.O.(Ms) No.382, Health and Family Welfare (N1) Department, dated 12.10.2007 re-designating the Health Inspectors Grade – IB as Health Inspectors Grade-I by relaxing the prerequisite qualification of passing Sanitary Inspectors Course on the ground that the Sanitary Inspectors Course was stopped long back. On re- designating the Health Inspectors Grade – IB as Health Inspectors Grade – I, a merger of Health Inspectors Grade – IB into Grade – IA took place and both became Health Inspectors Grade – I. However, as per the said G.O., the designation of Health Inspector Grade – IB as Health Inspector Grade-I was with effect from the date of the said G.O. and the scale of pay of Health Inspector Grade – IB was revised to Rs.4500-7000 from the date of the G.O. Clause 6(iv) of G.O.Ms.No.382 states that the re-designated Health Inspectors Grade-I would be placed in the seniority list of Health Inspector Grade – I below the last person of the Health Inspector Grade – I already working in the Department. Clause 6(v) of the said G.O. states that the re-designated Health Inspector Grade – I cannot claim promotion to the post of Block Health Supervisor and Technical Personal Assistant, till the last person in the existing list of Health Inspector Grade– I gets promotion as Block Health Supervisor and Technical Personal Assistant. 13.Clause 6(iv) and 6(v) of the aforesaid G.O.Ms.No.382 is put to challenge in W.P.Nos.17578, 12654, 25844 and 27982 of 2008 by the re-designated Health Inspectors Grade – I. According to them, the re-designation should relate back to their absorption on 01.08.1997 when the integration took place pursuant to G.O.(Ms). No.320, Health and Family Welfare (G-1) Department, dated 27.06.1997 by fixing them in the scale of pay of Rs.1350-2200 and corresponding revision of Rs.4500 – 7000, when the Health Inspectors Grade – I were given. 14.According to Health Inspectors Grade – IB (erstwhile Leprosy Inspectors) who were re-designated as Health Inspector Grade – I, vide the impugned G.O.Ms.No.382, when integration of Uni Purpose Health Workers into Multi Purpose Health Worker Scheme took place by G.O.Ms.No.1936, Health and Family Welfare Department, dated 29.09.1982, the absorption into the Multi Purpose Health Worker Scheme of the erstwhile Uni Purpose Health Workers namely, Basic Health Workers, Vaccinators, Cholera Workers etc. took place as Multi Purpose Health Assistants and in those cases, the requirement of Sanitary Inspectors Course certificate or Multi Purpose Health Workers Training Course certificate was not insisted upon. Later, due https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ to the tussle between the different groups of employees, writ petitions and writ appeals were filed and the above said G.O.Ms.No.1936 could not be implemented in 1982. The actual implementation of the said G.O came into effect on 04.11.1988. Though as per the Special Rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution, the qualification prescribed for the Multi Purpose Health Assistant was possession of Sanitary Inspector Course certificate or Long Term Multi Purpose Health Worker Training course certificate, the Uni Purpose Health Workers were absorbed as Multi Purpose Health Assistants, without possessing those certificates. The Uni Purpose Health Workers namely, Basic Health Workers, Vaccinators, Cholera Workers etc. in Tamil Nadu Public Health Subordinate Service could also be promoted as Multi Purpose Health Supervisors after a minimum period of five years of service as Basic Health Workers, Vaccinators, Cholera Workers etc. This was done by amending the Special Rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution vide G.O. (Ms)No.4, Health and Family Welfare Department, dated 04.01.1993. 15.By G.O.Ms.No.782, Health and Family Welfare Department, dated 20.12.1995, the name of "Multi Purpose Health Supervisor" was substituted as "Health Inspector Grade – I" and the name of the "Multi Purpose Health Assistant" was substituted as "Health Inspector Grade– II". When the Uni Purpose Health Workers namely, Basic Health Workers, Vaccinators, Cholera Workers etc., were brought to Multi Purpose Health Workers Scheme with effect from 04.11.1988 as Multi Purpose Health Assistants, by re-designating them as Multi Purpose Health Assistants, all of them were promoted as Multi Purpose Health Supervisors in the year 1995 i.e. all became Health Inspectors Grade – I. Those Basic Health Workers, Vaccinators, Cholera Workers etc., were absorbed as Multi Purpose Health Assistants without having the Sanitary Inspector Course Certificate or Multi Purpose Health Workers Training Course certificate. Though the service rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution by G.O.Ms.No.1507, Health Indian Medicine and Homeopathy and Family Welfare Department, dated 16.08.1989 with effect from 04.11.1988, prescribed possession of those certificates as the required qualification for Multi Purpose Health Assistants, they were absorbed as Multi Purpose Health Assistants and they were further promoted as Health Inspectors Grade – I, without possessing those certificates. According to the Health Inspectors Grade – IB, the same treatment should be given to them. The Government took note of the fact that the Uni Purpose Health Workers viz., Basic Health Workers, Vaccinators, Cholera Workers etc. were absorbed into Multi Purpose Health Workers Scheme in 1988, without possessing the Sanitary Inspector Course Certificate or Multi Purpose Health Workers Training Course certificate, for not insisting the said certificates for re-designating the Health Inspectors Grade – IB as Health Inspectors Grade – I by the impugned G.O.Ms.No.382. If it is so, according to the Health Inspectors Grade – IB, they should have been treated as Health Inspectors Grade – I from the date of their integration as was done in the case of Uni Purpose Health https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Workers viz., Basic Health Workers, Vaccinators, Cholera Workers etc. in the year 1988. In this process, they lost their services for about ten years from 1997 to 2007. 16.According to the Health Inspectors Grade – IB, who were re-designated as Health Inspectors Grade – I, the Health Inspectors Grade – II and also Laboratory Assistants, who were promoted as Health Inspectors Grade – IA, after the integration of Leprosy Inspectors into Multi Purpose Health Workers Scheme, have already marched over the senior Health Inspectors Grade – IB and the others would also march over as Block Health Supervisors and Technical Personal Assistants, as the impugned G.O. placed en bloc the Health Inspectors Grade – IB below all those persons. 17.The serving Health Inspectors