1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.06.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN W.P.(MD)No.6604 of 2011 R.Pathmanabapillai, S/o.Ramanathapillai, Head Constable No.1177 (Retd.) : Petitioner Vs. 1.State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Home Secretary, Home Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. 2.The Director General of Police, Kamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai. : Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to consider and dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 16.05.2011 in accordance with law. For Petitioner : Mr.G.R.Swaminathan For Respondents : Mr.B.Pugalendhi Special Government Pleader ORDER ****** Mr.B.Pugalendhi, learned Special Government Pleader, takes notice on behalf of the respondents. By consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition for a Mandamus, directing the second respondent to consider and dispose of his representation dated 16.05.2011 in accordance with law. 4. It is the case of the petitioner that he joined the Armed Reserve Police in Kanyakumari District as Grade II Police Constable, on 12.07.1971. In the year 1982, he was promoted as Lance Naik and subsequently, in the year 1983, he became the Naik. In the year 1984, he https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 was posted as Grade II Police Constable in law and order. Even though the Government had issued an order in the year 1988 for upgrading Grade II Police Constables as Grade I Police Constable, he was promoted as Grade I Police Constable only in the year 1993. Thus, after 22 years of service as Constable, he became Grade I Police Constable in 1993. In the year 1998, he became the Head Constable and retired as Head Constable on 31.08.2007. 5. Some of the Special Police Personnel, who joined subsequent to him, were promoted as Sub Inspector and all of them reached the age of superannuation and retired. However, the petitioner has not been promoted as Sub Inspector, because his service in Armed Reserve Police was not taken into account. The petitioner, therefore, sent a representation in this regard. However, the said representation was not considered so far and hence, the petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition. 6. Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the second respondent to consider the said representation of the petitioner dated 16.05.2011 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. The Writ Petition stands ordered accordingly. No costs. SML Sd/- Assistant Registrar[Crl side] /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.THE HOME SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU, CHENNAI. 2.THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KAMARAJAR SALAI, MYLAPORE, CHENNAI. +1 CC TO MR.G.R.SWAMINATHAN, ADVOCATE SR.NO.20081. +1 CC TO THE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SR.NO.20026. Order made in W.P.(MD)No.6604 of 2011 Dated:23.06.2011 2P/5C RPB 13.07.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/