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Rajagopal v. The Superintendent of Police

Writ Petition (Mandamus) – Certificate of no cases pending

Madras HC5 Mar 2025WP(MD)/5871/2025

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Certificate of no cases pending as on date; Anti Poaching Guard promotion as Forest Ranger; District Forest Officer selection list dated 14.03.2024; representation dated 19.02.2025; Ramanathapuram District; Nainarkovil Police Station; Article 226 mandamus; employment-purpose police certificate; five cases disposed; direction to Inspector of Police within one week; disposed with no costs; Madras High Court Madurai Bench; Justice P. Dhanabal; decided 05.03.2025; W.P.(MD) No.5871 of 2025.

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Writ petition disposed of with the above direction to the 2nd respondent to issue a certificate that no cases are pending against the petitioner as on date within one week; no costs. ¶30

Rajagopal Vs The Superintendent of Police — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.(MD) No.5871 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 05.03.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL

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W.P(MD)No.5871 of 2025

Rajagopal

... Petitioner

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The Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram.

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The Inspector of Police, Nainarkovil Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

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... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to issue certificate of no cases pending against the petitioner as on date based on his representation dated 19.02.2025.

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For Petitioner : Mr. M.Boopathipandiyan For R-1 & R-2 : Mr.R.M.Anbunmithi

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Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl. Side)

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O R D E R

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This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner to direct the

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respondents to issue certificate of no cases pending against the petitioner

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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as on date, based on his representation, dated 19.02.2025.

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According to the petitioner, he joined as Anti Poaching Guard in Forest Department on 01.04.2012 and he was working for more than 10 years without any blemishes. While so, after completion of 10 years service, the non-schedule Trips Anti Poaching Guards are promoted as Forest Ranger through a selection list by the District Forest Officer vide proceedings dated 14.03.2024. The petitioner was also selected in that list. However, they did not serve the promotion order to the petitioner, because of some pending cases. Already, five case registered as against the petitioner and the same were already disposed of and now, no case is pending against the petitioner as on date. Therefore, the petitioner sent a representation to the respondents on 19.02.2025, requesting to issue certificate of no cases pending against the petitioner as on date, but they have not issued. Hence, he has filed this petition.

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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondents would submit that already five cases registered as against the petitioner and all the cases were already disposed of. To that effect, they also issued certificate and also produced the copy

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis _____________

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of the certificate.

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This Court perused the certificate issued by the respondent. On a perusal of the certificate discloses that the petitioner involved in five cases and the same were disposed of, but no mentioning about the pendency of the cases as on date. Therefore, the certificate does not discloses the words of “no cases pending against the petitioner as on date”. The purpose of issuing certificate is for the employment purpose and therefore, the 2^nd respondent is directed to issue a certificate to the effect that no cases are pending against the petitioner as on date, within one week from the date of this order,

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