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M.Sekar v. Deputy Inspector General of Police

Madras HC10 Apr 2019WA/1300/2019

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What is this about?

In a writ appeal against the dismissal of a petition seeking reinstatement, the Court directed the appellate authority to review the suspension order on merits, inviting the appellant to submit relevant materials before a deadline.

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Direction to the first respondent to review the suspension order on merits and consider supplementary materials placed by the appellant by 30.04.2019.

M.Sekar Vs Deputy Inspector General of Police — Corruption | Madras HC (2019)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 10.04.2019

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CORAM :

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU

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Writ Appeal No.1300 of 2019

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M. Sekar Appellant Vs

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Deputy Inspector General of Police Vellore Range, Vellore District

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The Superintendent of Police Vellore, Vellore District Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Appeal filed under clause 15 of Letters Patent, against the Order dated 25.02.2019 passed in W.P.No.15900 of 2018.

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PRAYER in W.P.No.15900 of 2018: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issue of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for records and quashing the impugned order of the 1^st respondent dated 09.12.2015 vide C.No.B1/015242/2015 R.O.409/2015 suspending the petitioner from service as Sub-Inspector of Police with effect from 08.12.2015 and consequently direct the respondents to reinstates the petitioner within time frame.

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The Writ Petition filed by the appellant challenging the order of suspension was dismissed by the learned single Judge. Feeling aggrieved, the appellant has come up with this intra Court appeal.

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By consent, the intra court appeal is taken up for final disposal.

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The appellant was involved in a case registered by the Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Unit, Vellore. He was placed under suspension by order dated 09.12.2015. The appellant is due to retire on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.05.2019. The criminal case is now pending before the Special Court.

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The learned single Judge was of the view that it would not be possible to revoke the suspension in view of the involvement of the appellant in the corruption case registered by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department.

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After hearing the learned Counsel for the appellant and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents and taking into account the grounds taken in the memorandum of grounds, we direct the first respondent to review the order of suspension dated 09.12.2015 on merits and as per law.

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It is open to the appellant to place all the relevant materials before the first respondent so as to enable the Authority to consider the matter objectively. Such exercise shall be completed on or before 30.04.2019. 7. This intra Court Appeal is disposed of with the above direction. There shall be no order as to costs. Sd/Assistant Registrar (CS-VI) //True Copy// vrn/pri Sub Assistant Registrar To

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Deputy Inspector General of Police Vellore Range, Vellore District

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The Superintendent of Police Vellore, Vellore District +1 cc to Mr.K.Ravi Anantha Padmanabhan, Advocate, S.R.No.36056 +1 cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.35765

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Writ Appeal No.1300 of 2019 SPD(CO) SSM(12/04/2019).

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