M.Ramya, v. The Director General Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.08.2017 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD)No.14985 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.11809 and 11810 of 2017 M.Ramya ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Director General of Police, DGP Office at Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai - 4.
2. The Chairman, Tamilnadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.
3.The Chairman Recruitment Sub Committee, Virudhunagar Centre (TNUSRB) Virudhunagar District.
... 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 relating to the impugned order passed by the third respondent in C.No.R2/150/2017 dated 01.08.2017 with respect to the petitioners enrollment No.7504534 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the second and third respondents to conduct fresh physical height measurement test and permit her to participate in the remaining other physical efficiency test in the subsequent stages of the selection for the post of Grade II police Constables (Men, Women & Third Gender), Gr.II Jail Warders (Men & Women) and Firemen for the year 2017. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Prasanna Rajadurai For Respondents : Mr.B.Pugazhendhi, Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.A.K.Baskara Pandian, Special Government Pleader
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*********** 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 - https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
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 her height properly and a male officer measured her height. As a result, she 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 video recordings would go to show that the petitioner was measured both manually and digitally. It was measured jointly by a male officer and a female officer and her height is found to be 158.2 cm as against the requisite height for being qualified. Therefore, the petitioner is rightly found disqualified by the respondent Police Department.
7. There is no merit in the writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Writs) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Director General of Police, DGP Office at Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai,Chennai - 4.
2. The Chairman, Tamilnadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.
3.The Chairman Recruitment Sub Committee, Virudhunagar Centre (TNUSRB)Virudhunagar District. +1cc to M/S.A.PRASANNA RAJA, Advocate SR.No.73600 +1cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No. 74220 dsk MAS/SV-MMS/SAR2:08.09.2017:2P-6C W.P.(MD)No. 14985 of 2017 21.08.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/