Mr.Mareeswaran, 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.15342 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD)No.12164 of 2017 Mareeswaran ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Member Secretary Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Pantheon Road, Egmore Chennai - 600 008.

2. The Chairman/Sub Committee Virudhunagar District Center, Virudhunagar.

... 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 entire records relating to the common recruitment for the post of Grade II Police Constables (Men, Women, Third Gender) Grade II Jail Warders (Men, Women) and Firemen for the year 2017 in C.No.R2/150/2017 dated 03.08.2017 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to conduct retest on the petitioner for long jump and if the petitioner emerged as successful then allow the petitioner to participate in all the subsequent selection process in the above said recruitment process. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Siva Ilayaraja 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 the requisite educational qualifications, 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 wrongly rejected the petitioner in the event of long jump, despite he jumped the requisite distance. 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 the event.

5.As per the said direction, the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the respondent 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. As per the notification, a candidate should jump the distance of 3.80 meters. But a perusal of the video recording would clearly show that the petitioner was given two chances and in both the chances, the petitioner has jumped a distance of 3.65 meters and 3.68 meters respectively. Therefore, he has been rightly disqualified by the respondent Department.

7.In view of the above, the Writ Petition fails and the same is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Member Secretary Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Pantheon Road, Egmore Chennai - 600 008.

2. The Chairman/Sub Committee Virudhunagar District Center, Virudhunagar.

+ 1 CC TO SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER IN SR No. 74224 RR TE/KP/SAR-IV : 13/10/2017 : 2P/4C W.P.(MD)No.15342 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD)No.12164 of 2017 21.08.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/