T.Natarajan v. The Memeber Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 11.08.2017 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD)No.14250 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD)No.11163 of 2017 T.Natarajan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Member Secretary Tamilnadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Chennai.

2.The Chairman Sub Committee Tamilnadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Virudhunagar Range, Virudhunagar.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned order vide C.No.R2/150/2017 dated 27.07.2017 on the file of the 2nd respondent and quash the same and direct the respondents to hold re-measurement of petitioner's height and proceed with further process in the common recruitment for the posts of Gr - II Police Constables (Men, women & Third Gender), Gr-II Jail warders (Men & Women) and Firemen for the year 2017.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Venkateswaran For Respondents : Mr.B.Pugazhendhi Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.A.K.Baskara Pandian, Special Government Pleader.

O R D E R

*********** By consent of both sides, this writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal.

2.The petitioner, having passed S.S.L.C, applied for the post of Grade - II Police Constables / Grade-II Jail Warders / Fireman - 2017, when applications were called for by the respondent Police Department. Subsequently, after passing the written examination, the petitioner was called for the Physical Endurance Test. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

3.Now, the grievance of the petitioner appears to be that the respondents have not measured the height of the petitioner properly. As a result, he has been found disqualified. 4.In view thereof, when the matter was earlier listed before this Court, this Court directed the respondents to produce the video recordings taken at the time of measurement. 5.As per the said direction, the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the respondent Police Department produced the video recordings and the same was played before me in the presence of the learned counsel on either side and also the petitioner.

6.A perusal of the same would go to show that while recording manually, the petitioner's height was measured as 169.5 c.m. Thereafter, while recording digitally the petitioner's height was measured as 169.2 c.m and 169.5 c.m. Unfortunately, both the measurements are less than the requisite level for being qualified. Hence, the petitioner is rightly found disqualified by the respondent Police Department.

7.The Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar +One cc to The Special Government Pleader, SR.No.72587 +One cc to Mr.R.Venkateswaran, Advocate, SR.No.72473 MR/MM RL/3C/2P/GT/SAR1/11/9/2017 W.P.(MD)No.14250 of 2017 11.08.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/