IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20.08.2009 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.HARIPARANTHAMAN WP.No. 5712 Of 2007 1.Dr.M.Sundaramoorthy 2.Dr.T.Ganapathy Ramalingam 3.R.G.Joseph Ventius Raj 4.Dr.V.Ravichandran 5.Dr.S.Ramalakshmi 6.Dr.K.G.Kishan Kumar 7.Dr.Malarvannan and 8.Dr.P.Rajkumar .. Petitioners Vs. 1.The Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Dept., Fort St.George, Chennai – 9. 2.The Director of Indian Medicine & Homeopathy, Chennai – 106. 3.Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, rep by its Secretary, Government Estate, Chennai – 2. .. Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition is filed under article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issuance of Writ of Mandamus to appoint the applicants as Assistant Medical Officers, Siddha based on their employment exchange seniority and grant them all consequential service and monetary benefits and grant them such other further relief. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Venkataramani SC for Mr.M.Muthappan. For Respondents : Mrs.C.K.Vishnupriya AGP for R1 and R2. Mr.M.Bhaskar (TNPSC) for R3. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ O R D E R The O.A.No.590 of 2002 before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal is now WP.No.5712 of 2007. 2. Heard, Mr.K.Venkataramani, Senior Counsel for Mr.M.Muthappan, counsel for the petitioner and Tmt. C.K.Vishnupriya, AGP for respondents R1 and R2 and Mr.M.Bhaskar (TNPSC) for R3. 3. The Writ Petition was filed by the petitioner who is a medical graduate in Siddha, praying for direction to appoint him based on employment exchange seniority as Assistant Medical Officer, Siddha. 4. The Writ Petition was filed when the TNPSC, 3rd respondent, herein issued a notification calling for applications to fill the post of Assistant Medical Officers, Siddha, wherein the method of selection, namely written examination and the oral test are prescribed. 5. The petitioner has no right to seek appointment solely based on the employment exchange seniority, particularly the post of Assistant Medical Officer, Siddha comes under the purview of the TNPSC and the TNPSC issued notification calling for application and also prescribing the method of selection . 6. In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. Tsh Sd/- Asst.Registrar /True Copy/ Sub.Asst.Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Dept., Fort St.George, Chennai – 9. 2.The Director of Indian Medicine & Homeopathy, Chennai – 106. 3.The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Secretary, Government Estate, Chennai – 2. + 1 cc to Mr.M.Baskar Advocate SR.40159. WP.No.5712 of 2007 MDR(CO) EU 8.09.2009. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/