Tamil Nadu Government v. The Deputy Commissioner Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.09.2020

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.13638 of 2020 Tamil Nadu Government Office Assistants and Basic Servants State Central Association, represented by its State Secretary, Mr.S.Natarajan, having office at 30/182, Bells Road, Jagajeevan Ram Salai, Chennai 600 005 ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Chintadripet, Chennai 600 002.

2. The Inspector of Police, D-1, Police Station, Triplicane, Chennai-600 005.

3. Mr.S.Madhuram S/o.M.Sreenivasan, Residing at No.3, E-Block, Sathiya Murthy Nagar, Nandanam, Chennai 600 035.

... Respondents Prayer:

Criminal Original Petition filed under section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, praying to direct the respondents to initiate action on the complaint/representation of the petitioner dated 12.08.2010 and conduct a detailed enquiry in accordance with law and consequently give adequate police protection to the petitioner and other newly elected officer bearers so as to perform their legitimate duties attached with their office to protect its one lakh members. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Raja For Respondents : Mr.S.Karthikeyan Additional Public Prosecutor for R1, R2

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction directing the the respondents to initiate action on the complaint/representation of the petitioner dated 12.08.2010 and conduct a detailed enquiry in accordance with law and consequently give adequate police protection to the petitioner and other newly elected officer bearers so as to perform their legitimate duties attached with their office to protect its one lakh members.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that there is a dispute in respect of their election between various association and third respondent. Hence, he sought for police protection.

3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petitioner as well as the third respondent have lodged complaints respectively to the second respondent and on receipt of the same C.R.S.Nos.312 & 313 of 2020 were assigned and both the complaints are pending for enquiry.

4.Considering the above submissions, the second respondent is directed to enquire the complaints lodged by the petitioner and third respondent herein, after issuing notice to parties concerned and on completion of enquiry, the third respondent shall pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4.With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Chintadripet, Chennai 600 002.

2. The Inspector of Police, D-1, Police Station, Triplicane, Chennai-600 005.

3. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.K.Raja, Advocate in Sr.29049 Crl.O.P.No.13638 of 2020 gj(co) rv(28/9/2020)