D.Govindaraju v. Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 18.05.2017
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ W.P.No.12761 of 2017 and WMP.No.13612 to 13614 of 2017 D.Govindaraju .... Petitioner Vs Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Old Commissioner of Police Office Camp, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai 600
008. ... Respondent Prayer : - Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India pleased to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus or any other order, writ or direction in the nature of a writ of certiorified mandamus calling for records of the respondent order dated nil application No.CR460335 for the exam conducted by the respondent for Common Recruitment for the posts of Gr.II Police Constable, Gr.II Jail Warder and Firemen to be held on 21.05.2017 on the file of the respondent, quash the same and consequently directing the respondent to issue hall ticket in application No.CR460335 for the exam conducted by the respondent for Common Recruitment for the posts of Gr.II Police Constable, Gr.II Jail Warder and Firemen to be held on 21.05.2017.
For Petitioner :Ms.Cynduja Crishnan For Respondent :Mr.K.Venkataramani, Addl.Advocate General, VII Assisted by Mr.A.N.Thambidurai Spl.G.P
O R D E R
Mr.K.Venkatramani, learned Additional Advocate General (VII) assisted by Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, learned Special Government Pleader, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. By consent, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal.
2. The petitioner has applied for the post of Police Constable pursuant to the advertisement dated 23.01.2017 issued by the respondents. The petitioner belongs to Backward Class community. While making application, he has mentioned that he belongs to Backward Class community. However, his application was rejected on the grounds of overage.
3. When the matter was taken up today, learned Additional Advocate General would submit that the petitioner has not enclosed his community certificate along with the application. Therefore, he was considered as a General candidate and he has crossed the age limit fixed for the General candidate and thus, his application was rejected. However, the petitioner will be within the age limit if he is considered as Backward Class candidate, for which, he has to produce his community certificate.
4. Considering the communal status of the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to approach the respondents with his community certificate by tomorrow (19.05.2017) itself without waiting for the certified copy of this order.
5. The learned Additional Advocate General would submit that he will direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner and permit him to write the examination scheduled to be held on 21.05.2017.
6. Recording the submissions made by the learned Additional Advocate General, the respondents are directed to permit the petitioner to appear for the written examination scheduled to be held on 21.05.2017 without insisting for the certified copy of this order.
7. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(VO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar
To Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Old Commissioner of Police Office Camp, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008.
+1cc to M/S.Muthuvenkatraman, Advocate Sr.37706 W.P.No.12761 of and WMP.No.13612 to 13614 of 2017 ss(co) srg 18/05/2017