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M. Soman v. The Chairman

2020-03-18Honourable Mrs Justice J. Nisha Banu3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.03.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU W.P.(MD) No.2740 of 2020 and WMP (MD) Nos.2327,2329 & 2330 of 2020 M.Soman

...Petitioner

Vs

1. The Chairman, Old Commissioner of Police Office Campus, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 6006 008.

2. The Chairman, Sub Committee, O/o Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai.

....Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned E-mail communication of the respondents dated 01.02.2020 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to allow the petitioner (Enrollment No.2401260) to participate in the Medical Test for the post of Grade-Ii Police Constable (Men, Women & Transgender) GradeII Jail Warder (Men and Women) and Fireman (Men) for the year 2019. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Aravind Raj For Respondents : Mr.K.Chellapandian Additional Advocate General Assisted By Mr.K.Mu.Muthu Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

This Writ Petition is filed to to call for the records pertaining to the impugned E-mail communication of the respondents dated 01.02.2020 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to allow the petitioner(Enrollment No.2401260) to participate in the Medical Test for the post of Grade-II Police Constable (Men, Women & Transgender) Grade-II Jail Warder (Men and Women) and Fireman (Men) for the year 2019. 1/5

2. Mr.K.Chellapandian, Additional Advocate General, assisted by Mr.K.Mu.Muthu, Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. By consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission itself.

3. The case of the petitioner is that he had applied for the post of Grade II Police Constable (Men, Women & Transgender), Grade II Jail Warder (Men & Women) and Fireman (Men) for the year 2019 under sports quota. After completion of written test, Physical measurement test, Endurance Test and physical Efficiency test and during certificate verification, he had received an email from the respondents stating that his status of application has been changed from sports quota to General Category, on the ground that at the time of certificate verification, it was found that the sports certificates produced by the petitioner is ineligible/unrecognized by Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. Hence, the petitioner has made his representation on 03.02.2020, requesting the respondents to consider his application under the sports quota. Since the respondents have not taken any steps, the petitioner is before this court with this present Writ Petition.

4. Considering the limited scope of this Writ Petition, the respondents are directed to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 03.02.2020, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD-I) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) vrn To

1. The Chairman, Old Commissioner of Police Office Campus, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 6006 008.

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2. The Chairman, Sub Committee, O/o Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai.

+1 CC to SPL.GP ( SR-12483[F] dated 19/03/2020 ) W.P.(MD) No.2740 of 2020 and WMP (MD) Nos.2327,2329 & 2330 of 2020 18.03.2020 VB(01.06.2020) 3P 4C 3/5