A.Koodalingam, v. The Chairman,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.08.2017 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD)No.14321 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD)No.11219 of 2017 A.Koodalingam ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Service Recruitment Board, 807, 2nd Floor, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

2. The Chairman/ Sub committee, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Service Recruitment Board, Egmore, Chennai-8.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Tuticorin District, Tuticorin District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the 2nd respondent in Rc.No.R2/150/2017, dated 27.07.2017 quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to reserve one post of Combined Recruitment of Grade-II Police Constables/ Grade-II Jail Warders/Firemen-2017.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Subbaraj For 1st Respondent : B.Pugalendhi Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.A.K.Baskara Pandian Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

By consent of both parties, 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 / Grad-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 for the Physical Endurance Test. 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 on the ground that he is only 169.5 c.m.

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.Surprisingly, a perusal of the same would go to show that the petitioner has got more than the requisite height i.e. 171.2 cm and the department representatives have also agreed to the fact that they have wrongly disqualified the petitioner. Hence, he is declared as qualified and the respondents are hereby directed to permit the petitioner to take part in other tests.

7. The Writ Petition stands allowed. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Records) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Service Recruitment Board, 807, 2nd Floor, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

2. The Chairman/ Sub committee, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Service Recruitment Board, Egmore, Chennai-8.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Tuticorin District, Tuticorin.

+1 cc to Mr.P.Subbuaraj , Advocate in SR.No. 71727 +1 cc to The Special Government Pleader in SR.No.72385 TA/MR AE/SKN RSK/SAR3/22.08.2017/3P/6C W.P.(MD)No.14321 of 2017 09.08.2017