1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.04.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN W.P.(MD)No.4686 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)No.1 of 2011 P.Raja : Petitioner Vs. 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu, Chennai-600 004. 3.Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, By its Chairman, No.1, Greams Road, Commercial Tax Complex Annex, 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 third respondent to accept the recommendations made by the second respondent dated 15.04.2009 and pass orders to revise the petitioner's seniority by placing the petitioner in the original position as in the 2002-2003 promotion panel within a reasonable time. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Jeganathan For Respondents 1&2 : Mr.N.Ilango Government Advocate For Respondent No.3 : Mr.S.P.Maharajan ORDER Mr.N.Ilango, learned Government Advocate, takes notice on behalf of respondents 1 and 2 and Mr.S.P.Maharajan, learned Standing Counsel takes notice on behalf of the third respondent. By consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 and 2 and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the third respondent. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition for a Mandamus, directing the third respondent to accept the recommendations made by the second respondent dated 15.04.2009 and pass orders to revise his seniority by placing him in the original position as in the 2002-2003 promotion panel within a reasonable time stipulated by this Court. 4. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the third respondent submits that the recommendation made by the second respondent dated 15.04.2009 was considered and sent to the first respondent and it is for the first respondent to pass orders. 5. Taking into consideration the said submission made by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the third respondent, I direct the first respondent to consider the request of the petitioner, in the light of the recommendation made by the second respondent dated 15.04.2009 at the earliest, in any event, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. The Writ Petition stands ordered accordingly. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (LA) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu, Chennai-600 004. 3.The Chairman, The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, No.1, Greams Road, Commercial Tax Complex Annex, Chennai. +1 CC to Mr.S.P.Maharajan, Advocate (SR.No.14869) +1 CC to Mr.K.Jeganathan, Advocate (SR.No.14916) +1 CC to Special Government Pleader (SR.No.15279) Order made in W.P.(MD)No.4686 of 2011 25.04.2011 SML NSV/11.5.11/2P/7C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/