Disposed

S.Rajendran v. The Principal Secretary

Madras HC8 Jul 2021WP/14053/2021

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

While the petitioner's backlog, this Court allowed the writ petition by directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 15421 for promotion to Superintendent of Police on par with junior M. Jayabalan, fix pay and pension with arrears, and pass final orders within twelve weeks.

What did the court decide?

Directed respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 15.4.2021 for promotion, pay and pension fixation on par with junior M. Jayabalan and to pass final orders within twelve weeks.

S.Rajendran Vs The Principal Secretary — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Madras HC (2021)

¶1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

¶2

DATED : 08.07.2021

¶3

CORAM

¶4

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

¶5

W.P. No.14053 of 2021

¶6

S. Rajendran ... Petitioner

¶7

¶8

The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

¶9

The Director General of Police, Kamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. ... Respondents

¶10

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant promotion to the petitioner in light of G.O.(4D) No.22, Home (Police - 3) Department, dated 16.02.2017 on par with his junior M.Jayabalan to fix the scale of pay and pension with arrears by considering the petitioner's representation dated 15.04.2021.

¶11

For petitioner ... Mr.T.Sella Pandian

¶12

For respondents ... Mr.C.Kathiravan, Govt. Advocate

¶13

ORDER

¶14

(Heard video conference)

¶15

By consent of both the parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the time of admission itself.

¶16

This writ petition has been filed seeking for a Mandamus seeking for a direction to the respondents to grant promotion to the petitioner in the light of G.O.4(D) Ms. No.22 Police Department dated 16.02.2017 on par with his Junior viz., M.Jayabalan to fix the scale of pay and pension with arrears by considering the petitioner's representation dated 15.04.2021. The petitioner by the aforementioned representation dated

¶17

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

¶18

15.04.2021 has requested the respondent to re-fix the petitioner's seniority and give promotion as Superintendent of police on par with the petitioner's junior M.Jayabalan who is Sl. No.109, promoted on 14.07.2010 and has also sought for further promotion and revision of pay and pension including arrears of pension in the said representation. Admittedly, the said representation has not been considered, till date by the respondents.

¶19

Heard Mr.T.Sella Pandian, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.C.Kathiravan, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

¶20

No prejudice would be caused to the respondents, if the

¶21

representation of the petitioner, dated 15.04.2021 is considered on merits and in accordance with law.

¶22

For the foregoing reasons, this Court directs the respondents to consider the petitioners' representation, dated 15.04.2021 seeking for grant of promotion to him in the light of G.O. 4(D) Ms. No.22 Police Department dated 16.02.2017 on par with his Junior M.Jayabalan and to fix the scale of pay and pension with arrears and pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

¶23

With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.

¶24

Sd/-

¶25

Assistant Registrar(ccc)

¶26

//True Copy//

¶27

Sub Assistant Registrar

¶28

vsi2

¶29

¶30

The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 9.

¶31

The Director General of Police, Kamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

¶32

+1cc to Mr.T.Sella Pandian, Advocate, S.R.No.31894

¶33

+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.32582

¶34

W.P. No.14053 of 2021

¶35

UM(CO)

¶36

HS(02/08/2021)

¶37

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

S.Rajendran v. The Principal Secretary

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

S.Rajendran v. The Principal Secretary

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Vs S.Jayalakshmi

Veerasamy Padayatchi Vs Smt.Bhuvaneswari Ammal(Died)

Jamila Bibi Vs Jalal Sahib

V.Bhaskar Vs The Secretary to Government

N.S.Ravishankar Vs The Management of Tamil Nadu

M.Elumalai Vs The Government of TamilNadu