R.Rajan, S/O.K.C.Raja, v. The Chairman,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 17.08.2017 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD)No.14617 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD)No.11458 of 2017 R.Rajan ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Old Commissioner of Police Office Campus, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
2.The Chairman, Recruitment Sub-Committee, Madurai Centre &, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Crimes, Chennai.
... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order dated 27.07.2017 in C.No.R2/150/2017 passed by the second respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to conduct a fresh physical measurement test for the petitioner (Enrolment Number.2404758) for the Post of Grade-II constable, Grade II Jail Warders and Firemen in the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board 2017.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Venkatesan 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 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 on the ground that he is only 169.2 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.A perusal of the same would go to show that no doubt, while recording manually, the height of the petitioner was found to be 169.2 c.m., which is less than that of the actual level for being qualified. Since, the petitioner has not made any appeal for re-measurement by digital means, the digital measurement has not been recorded. Hence, I do not find any infirmity and 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(CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Old Commissioner of Police Office Campus, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
2.The Chairman, Recruitment Sub-Committee, Madurai Centre &, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Crimes, Chennai.
+1cc to Mr.R.VENKATESAN Advocate in SR. No. 72981 +1cc to THE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER in SR. No.73326 MR/PSD JS/MR.KKR/SAR.1/8.9.2017/2P-5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ W.P.(MD)No.14617 of 2017 17.08.2017