N. MAGESH PADMANABAN Vs. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
LAWS(MAD)-2022-12-172
HIGH COURT OF MADRAS
Decided on December 01,2022

N. Magesh Padmanaban Appellant
VERSUS
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT Respondents

JUDGEMENT

- (1.)The order of rejection, rejecting the claim of the writ petitioner for conversion from Armed Reserve to Taluk police in the cadre of a Sub Inspector, is under challenge in the present writ petition.
(2.)The petitioner was directly recruited as a Sub Inspector of Police in the year 2008 and posted at Armed Reserve, Chennai city. He was promoted to the post of Inspector of Police on 8/3/2019. The competent authorities considered the name of the writ petitioner for conversion from Armed Reserve to Taluk Police (L&O) and an order was passed by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.249, Home Police Department dtd. 29/2/2016. However, the petitioner, during the relevant point of time, was facing certain family difficulties, and accordingly expressed his unwillingness to join duty in Taluk Police (L&O). His request to continue in Armed Reserve was considered by the competent authorities and accordingly he was allowed to continue as a Sub Inspector of Police and promoted to the post of Inspector of Police in the Armed Reserve.
(3.)The learned counsel for the petitioner made a submission that the petitioner subsequently submitted a representation to consider his case for conversion to Taluk Police (L&O) and the said request was rejected by the competent authorities vide proceedings dtd. 30/6/2018, on the ground that conversion is a one-time measure and therefore, the case of the writ petitioner cannot be reconsidered.


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