1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 29.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD).No.12276 of 2011 and M.P.(MD).Nos.1 & 2 of 2011 S.Yogeeswaran Pillai ... Petitioner vs. 1.The Director, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, No.4, 9th Cross Street, Indra Nagar, Chennai-600 020. 2.The Director General of Police, Office of Director General of Police, Mylapore, Chennai-4. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records from the 1st respondent's Notification in advertisement No.210 dated 10.05.2010 and quash the same with regard to 5% of the vacancies mentioned in the said notification and direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner as police constable Grade-II based on the written test conducted on 08.08.2010. For Petitioner : Mr.H.Velavadhas For Respondents : Mr.T.R.Janarthanan Additional Government Pleader O R D E R The present writ petition has been filed by S.Yogeeswaran Pillai S/o.Sivathanu Pillai claiming to be an ex-service man sought the relief of writ of certorarified Mandamus to call for the records from the first respondent's notification in advertisement No.210 dated 10.05.2010 and to quash the same with regard to 5% of the vacancies mentioned in the said notification and further consequential direction to the respondent to appoint the petitioner as Police Constable Grade -II. 2.At the outset, the writ petition filed by the petitioner is liable to be dismissed for more than one reason. 3.Firstly, in the affidavit, the petitioner has explicitly mentioned that he was joined in Border Security Force on 20.07.1988 and completed 21 years and 7 months of service in the Border Security Force, and after his retirement, how can the petitioner claim to be an ex-service man when he was retired as Police Constable from Border Security Force and therefore, he is not entitled to get the benefit of 5% reservation meant for ex-service men. However, the prayer made by the petitioner in the writ petition to quash the first respondent's notification made in advertisement No.210 dated 10.05.2010, wherein 5% reservation was given to the ex-service men is also not maintainable. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4.The prayer to quash the notification also goes against his prayer therefore, for these two reasons mentioned above, the writ petition is not legally maintainable and accordingly, the same is dismissed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are also dismissed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (RTI) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar (C.S) To 1.The Director, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, No.4, 9th Cross Street, Indra Nagar, Chennai-600 020. 2.The Director General of Police, Office of Director General of Police, Mylapore, Chennai-4. W.P.(MD).No.12276 of 2011 29.10.2011 Ns RJ/14.11.11 2p/3c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/