Thanapalan, S/O.Thulasirajan v. The Member Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.08.2017 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD)No.15113 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD)No.11915 of 2017 Thanapalan : Petitioner Vs.

1. The Member of Secretary, Tamilnadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Old Commissioner of Police Office Campus, Pantheon, Road, Egmore, Chennai -08.

2. The Chairman, Recruitment Sub Committee, Madurai Centre & Deputy Inspector General of Police, Madurai Range, Madurai.

: 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 disqualification slip passed by the 2nd respondent in C.No.R2/150/2017, dated 29.07.2017 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to conduct further tests in the Recruitment for the posts of Grade-II Police constables / Grade-II Jail Warders and Firemen - 2017, to the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.T.A.Ebenezer 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.

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 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. 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 the petitioner's height is found to be 168.9 c.m. The petitioner falls back hugely, since he is running shortage of 1.1 c.m. Hence, the petitioner is rightly found disqualified by the respondent Police Department. 7.Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar +1 cc to Mr.T.A.Ebenezer , Advocate in SR.No. 73537 +1 cc to The Special Government Pleader in SR.No.74198 MR/DAS AE/SV MMS/SAR1/11.09.2017/2P/3C W.P.(MD)No.15113 of 2017 21.08.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/