1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 17/06/2011 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN Writ Petition (MD) No.840 of 2011 R.Paulpandi S/o.Ss.Ramasamy Zonal Deputy Tahsildar Manamadurai Sivagangai District. ... Petitioner Vs The District Collector, Sivagangai District Sivagangai. ... Respondent Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relatign to the impugned memo bearing Roc.No.A1/33814/10 dated 31.12.2010 issued by the respondent to promote the petitioner as Tahsildar and direct the respondent to include the name of the writ petitioner at the appropriate place in the notification bearing Roc.No.A1/33814/2010, dated 31.12.2010 issued by the respondent. For petitioner ...Mr.G.R.Swaminathan For Respondents ...Mr.S.Chandrasekar Government Advocate O R D E R Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondent. 2. By consent, the Writ petition is taken up for final hearing. 3. Challenging the impugned order of the respondent dated 31.12.2010, rejecting the request of the petitioner for promotion on the ground that the punishment that has been awarded on 19.09.2010 is in currency, the present writ petition has been filed. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner relying on a judgment of the Full Bench in the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Thanjavur Range, Thanjavur and another v. V.Rani, reported in 2011 (3) CTC 129, fairly submits that since the petitioner was awarded with a punishment, which is in currency, the authorities are justified in rejecting the claim of the petitioner for promotion. 5. In view of the above stated position, I am of the considered view that the writ petition is liable to be dismissed and accordingly dismissed. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (LA) /True copy/ Assistant Registrar To The District Collector, Sivagangai District Sivagangai. RR W.P.(MD) No.840 of 2011 17.06.2011 TR : 27.06.2011 : 2p/2c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/