By consent, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal.
2. The petitioner was appointed as Special Sub-Inspector of Police based on the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in C.A.No.7667/2007 in SLP(C)No.21828/2006 etc. batch [K.K.Senthil Kumar and Others v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others] dated 7.8.2014 and would submit that but for the lapses on the part of the official respondents, he could have been selected as Sub-Inspector of Police along with his batch-mates during the year 1997-1998 and therefore, prays for revision of seniority on par with his batch-mates and also submitted a representation dated 25.04.2016 to the second respondent and it came to be rejected by the second respondent, vide order dated 31.08.2016 and challenging the same, the petitioner has come forward with this writ petition.
3. Mr.M.Muthappan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would contend that but for the lapses on the part of the official respondents, the petitioner would have got selected as Sub-Inspector of Police and gained seniority along with his batch-mates, who were recruited during the year 1997-98 and thereby, consequential benefits would be conferred on him, but the second respondent has failed to consider the same and prays for interference.
4. Heard the submissions of Mr.R.A.S. Senthilvel, learned Additional Government Pleader who accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and perused the materials available on record.
5. It is relevant to extract the following portion of the order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in K.K.Senthil Kumar (cited supra):
During the course of hearing, a serious issue arose as to whether the above-mentioned 11 persons, should be granted seniority with effect from the same date persons originally selected against the posts of Sub-Inspector (through the selection process for the years 1997-98) were appointed. Learned counsel for the above-mentioned 11 appellants very fairly state, that they would have no objection if the appointment of these 11 appellants, were ordered to be made with immediate effect, in that, they would be extended the benefit of seniority at the bottom of the regularly appointed Sub-Inspectors as of today. Ordered accordingly. M.SATHYANARAYANAN. J jvm
6. In the light of the above cited order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, this Court is of the view that the claim made by the petitioner was rightly rejected by the second respondent. This Court, having found that this writ petition lacks merit and substance, is of the view that it deserves dismissal.
7. In the result, this Writ Petition is dismissed at the admission stage itself. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
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1.The Secretary to Government, Home (Police II) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2.The Director General of Police, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.
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