Petitioner disqualified from police constable recruitment as his height (169.60 cm on measurement, 168.80 cm on appeal) fell short of the 170 cm minimum; he sought re-measurement citing prior year's 170 cm reading. Court found no infirmity in the disqualification and dismissed the petition.
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W.P.No.6640 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 15.03.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
W.P.No.6640 of 2024 and W.M.P.No.7373 of 2024
G.Jeeva
...Petitioner
-Vs-
1.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Old Commissioner of Police Office Campus, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai-08.
2.The Chairperson/Superintendent of Police, Salem District, Sub Committee Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Salem Centre, Salem District. ... Respondents
Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the impugned order passed by the 2nd respondent made in Disqualification Slip No.Nil dated 06.02.2024 and quash the same as illegal and consequently issue direction to the respondents to conduct height Re-Measurement test to the petitioner, afresh by a qualified Physical Director and direct the respondents to allow the petitioner to participate in further selection process of Grade-II Police
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constable/Grade-II Jail Warden and Fireman for the year 2023.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Anandhmurthy For Respondents : Mr.P.Kumaresan Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mrs.D.Sowmi Dattan
ORDER
This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the disqualification
slip issued by the second respondent dated 06.02.2024.
the materials available on record.
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for re-measurement of his height.
15.03.2024
Index : Yes/No Speaking/Non Speaking order Neutral Citation : Yes/No Lpp
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J,
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To
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1.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Old Commissioner of Police Office Campus, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai-08. 2.The Chairperson/Superintendent of Police, Salem District, Sub Committee Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Salem Centre, Salem District.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, whose measured height was below the 170 cm minimum requirement for Grade-II Police Constable recruitment, was entitled to a re-measurement of height.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
G.Jeeva
The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Chennai
The Chairperson/Superintendent of Police, Salem District, Sub Committee Chairman, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Salem Centre
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
As recorded by the court registry
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