Transfer of nurses: Madras high court dismisses plea
TNN | Mar 23, 2019, 09:44 IST
Representative imageCHENNAI: Dismissing a PIL seeking a detailed inquiry into the alleged illegal transfer of government nurses across the state after the model code of conduct came into effect in view of Lok Sabha elections, the Madras high court on Friday imposed 50,000 on the petitioner, the Tamil Nadu Health Employees Welfare Association.
A division bench of Justice S Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the dismissal order after recording the submission of the ECI that it is not concerned about such transfers as the commission would not require the services of nurses for election.
According to the petitioner, the health department announced counselling for availing transfer for government nurses working across the state. The counselling was scheduled on January 11.
The condition for participation was that the nurse should have completed at least one year of service and to prove the same, service certificate should be produced. It was made clear that nurses without service certificate would be disqualified, the petitioner added.
The association also alleged that sufficient time was not provided to obtain service certificate form the authorities concerned.
Though the counselling was challenged before the Madurai bench of the high court, the department continued issuing transfers based on the counselling and it continued even after the model code of conduct was announced, it alleged.
Therefore, the petitioner wanted the court direct the state to conduct a detailed inquiry into the transfers, relieving, and joining orders issued to nurses across the state after November 2018.
A division bench of Justice S Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the dismissal order after recording the submission of the ECI that it is not concerned about such transfers as the commission would not require the services of nurses for election.
According to the petitioner, the health department announced counselling for availing transfer for government nurses working across the state. The counselling was scheduled on January 11.
The condition for participation was that the nurse should have completed at least one year of service and to prove the same, service certificate should be produced. It was made clear that nurses without service certificate would be disqualified, the petitioner added.
The association also alleged that sufficient time was not provided to obtain service certificate form the authorities concerned.
Though the counselling was challenged before the Madurai bench of the high court, the department continued issuing transfers based on the counselling and it continued even after the model code of conduct was announced, it alleged.
Therefore, the petitioner wanted the court direct the state to conduct a detailed inquiry into the transfers, relieving, and joining orders issued to nurses across the state after November 2018.
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