. v. The Deputy Inspector General

IN T HE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 04.11.2015 CORAM :

The Hon'ble MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE AND The Hon'ble MRS.JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA Suo Motu W.P. No.25237 of 2012 1.The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Villupuram.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore District.

3.Thiru.Karthikeyan Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Cuddalore.

.. Respondents Suo Motu Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, taking judicial notice of the letters dated 05.09.2012 and 10.09.2012 sent by the Principal District Judge, Cuddalore, to the Registrar General, High Court, Madras.

For Respondents :

Mr.S.T.S.Murthi, Govt. Pleader, assisted by Mr.V.R.Kamalanathan, Addl.G.P.

& Mr.V.Shanmugha Sundar, G.A.

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O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) An affidavit has been filed by the Director General of Police stating that on a suo motu review, he is of the view that the delinquency committed by the officer having held to be proved before the enquiry officer, the punishment of censure was not commensurate with the charge of having misbehaved with the Judicial Magistrate and it deserved to be modified especially as there was no mitigating factors. The punishment stands enhanced to postponement of increment for a period of two years without cumulative effect vide proceedings dated 24.10.2015. Learned Government Pleader further submits that the effect of this punishment as per G.O. Ms.No.22, P & AR Dept., dated 24.02.2014, is that the delinquent officer will not be considered for promotion for a period of five years. 2.In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, we are inclined to put a closure to the matter and no further directions are required in this suo motu proceedings.

3.Writ petition, accordingly, stands closed. No costs. (S.K.K., CJ.) (P.S.N., J.) 04.11.2015 Index : Yes/No Website : Yes/No sra To 1.The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Villupuram.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore District.

3.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Cuddalore.

The Hon'ble Chief Justice and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, J.

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