M.Surya Pratha, D/O.Mari v. The Tamil Nadu Uniform

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.08.2017 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA WP(MD)No.14849 of 2017 and WMP(MD)No.11698 of 2017 M.Surya Pratha ... Petitioner vs.

1)The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Rep. by its Member Secretary, Old Commissioner of Police, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai-8.

2)The Chairman/Member, Tamil Nadu Uniform Service Recruitment Board, Sub Committee, Ramanathapuram Centre, Ramnad District.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned disqualification slip issued by the 2nd respondent in his proceedings C.No.R2/150/2017 dated 31.07.2017 and to quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to re-conduct Physical Measurement Test for the petitioner to re-measurement of height and allow the petitioner to participate in other test of selection process within the period that may be stipulated by this Hon'ble Court. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Kumar For Respondents : Mr.B.Pugalendhi Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.A.K.Baskarapandian, Special Government Pleader

ORDER

The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned disqualification slip issued by the 2nd respondent in his proceedings C.No.R2/150/2017 dated 31.07.2017 to quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to re-conduct Physical Measurement Test for the petitioner with regard to rehttps://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

measurement of height and allow the petitioner to participate in other test of selection process within the period that may be stipulated by this Court.

2.The impugned order has been questioned on the ground that during physical efficiency test, the petitioner's height had not been measured properly, therefore, the impugned order is liable to be set aside.

3.Considering the said submission, this Court directed the learned Additional Advocate General to produce the videographs taken during selection to the aforementioned posts. 4.Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the videogrpahs in respect of height measurement of the petitioner has been displayed before this Court in the presence of the petitioner and her counsel. The video clipping/recording shows that the petitioner has failed to possess minimum 159 cms of height, whereas her height is 154.5 cms, hence, this Court is not inclined to entertain the prayer of the petitioner. Accordingly, this Writ Petition fails and the same is dismissed. No costs.

Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar +1 cc to The Special Government Pleader in SR.No.73823 nbi AE/SV MMS/SAR3/11.09.2017/2P/2C WP(MD)No.14849 of 2017 18.08.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/