S.Gurumoorthy Hc 31881 v. The Director General of Police
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Madras High Court, WP No. 25151 of 2022, decided 18-03-2026 by Mohammed Shaffiq, J. Police service matter: petitioner S. Gurumoorthy (HC 31881, V4 Rajamangalam Police Station (Crime), Chennai) had challenged a regularization order (No.324/2016 dated 10.05.2016) of the Joint Commissioner of Police, West Zone, Chennai, praying for its quashing and for treating his suspension period as duty with all service benefits; respondents included the Director General of Police, the Inspector General of Police (Intelligence), the Joint Commissioner of Police (West Zone) and the Additional Superintendent of Police PEW, Vellore District. The petition under Article 226 seeking a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus was dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to challenge the outcome of the appeal in the disciplinary proceedings; no costs. Keywords: withdrawal of writ petition, regularization order, suspension period as duty, certiorarified mandamus, dismissed as withdrawn, disciplinary appeal.