Madras High CourtWA(MD)/1299/2024dismissed

S.Rajarathinam v. The Director Gneral Of Police (Tn)

2024-08-07Honourable Mr Justice R. Subramanian,Honourable Mrs Justice L.Victoria Gowri4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.08.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI S.Rajarathinam ... Appellant/Petitioner -vs1.The Director General of Police(TN), Office of the Director General of Police, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

2.The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Madurai Range, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai, Madurai District. ... Respondents/Respondents PRAYER: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent, against the order passed in W.P(MD)No.13525 of 2021, dated 20.02.2024. For Appellant :Mr.A.Rajaram For Respondents :Mr.P.T.Thiraviyam, Government Advocate

JUDGMENT

[Judgment of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.] Being aggrieved by the order of the Writ Court, dated 20.02.2024 made in

W.P(MD)No.13525 of 2021, the writ petitioner/appellant, is on appeal.

2. The writ petition filed by the appellant/writ petitioner challenging the punishment of rejection in rank for a period of two years on 27.03.1999, has been dismissed by the Writ Court solely on the ground of delay. The Original Authority imposed the punishment on 27.03.1999. The Appellate Authority rejected the appeal on 25.06.1999 and the Revisional Authority rejected the revision on 30.06.2003. Thereafter, the writ petitioner claimed that he has filed a mercy petition and kept quiet for almost eighteen years. In 2021, he moved this Court by filing a writ petition seeking disposal of the mercy petition and thereafter, the authorities obliged the petitioner by passing an order rejecting the mercy petition enabling him to approach this Court. The eighteen years delay after filing of the mercy petition would itself disqualify the writ petitioner from seeking any remedy before this Court. Hence, we do not see any merit in this writ appeal and accordingly, the same is dismissed. No Costs. [R.S.M., J.] [L.V.G., J.] 07.08.2024 NCC :Yes/No Index :Yes/No Internet :Yes PM To:

1.The Director General of Police(TN), Office of the Director General of Police, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

2.The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Madurai Range, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai, Madurai District.

R.SUBRAMANIAN , J.

and L.VICTORIA GOWRI , J.

07.08.2024