1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20/04/2011 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN Writ Petition (MD) No.4591 of 2011 A.Elangovan .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Armed Reserve, Madurai City, Madurai. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into his service with his seniority and grant all his benefits with retrospective effect, on the basis of his representation dated 24.02.2011. For petitioner ... Mr.G.Rajan For Respondents ... Mr.V.Rajasekaran Spl. Govt. Pleader O R D E R Mr.V.Rajasekaran, Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. By consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for final hearing at the admission stage. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present Writ Petition seeking for a mandamus directing the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into his service with his seniority and grant all his benefits with retrospective effect, on the basis of his representation dated 24.02.2011. 4. The case of the petitioner is that he has joined as a Police Constable in Armed Reserve, Madurai City on 09.05.1999. Thereafter he has been transferred to several places. He has been implicated in a criminal case, wherein, he has been arrayed as 6th accused. Thereafter, he has been suspended on 18.09.2007. When, the case was pending before the Fast Track Court, Virudhunagar in S.C.No.89/2009, departmental enquiry was conducted by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Armed Reserve, Madurai, and he submitted a https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 detailed explanation before the authority. Based on the enquiry report, a report has been submitted before the first respondent. On the basis of the said report, the petitioner was dismissed from service on 15.11.2008. 4.1. Against the order of dismissal, he preferred an appeal before the second respondent on 09.01.2009 and the same was rejected by the second respondent on 05.02.2009. 4.2. After the trial before the Fast Track Court, Virudhunagar, all the accused were acquitted on 10.08.2010. After receiving a copy, he has submitted a detailed representation to the first respondent on 24.02.2011 to reinstate him into service. However, the same was not considered and hence, the petitioner has come up with the present writ petition for the relief stated earlier. 5. Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the first respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner, dated 24.02.2011, on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is ordered accordingly. There is no order as to costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Armed Reserve, Madurai City, Madurai. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. +1 CC to Special Government Pleader (SR.No.14603) +1 CC to Mr.G.Rajan, Advocate (SR.No.14334) W.P.(MD) No.4591 of 2011 20.04.2011 RR NSV/18.5.11/2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/