G.Elumalai v. The Principal Secretary to the Government

ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on the representation dated 14.12.2025 submitted by the petitioners requesting to prepare the panel of Inspectors (Adj./ G) fit for promotion to the post of Assistant Commandant for the year 2024-2025 by placing the Inspectors transferred from the Specialist Line to the General Line below the Inspectors of the General Line in the seniority list and by reckoning the mandatory period of five years qualifying service only from the date of their transfer to and actual assumption of charge as Inspector of Police in the General Line.

¶2Heard the learned counsels on either side. With the consent of both sides, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing at the admission stage itself.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners were initially selected and appointed as Constables in the Tamil Nadu Special Police [TNSP] during the year 1993 and posted at various Battalions on

25.10.1993 and thereafter, promoted as Sub-Inspectors and Inspectors in the Page4 of 7 year 2006 & 2022 respectively and now serving as Inspectors of Police in TNSP, General Line. He added that the promotion to the post of Assistant Commandant for the year 2024-25 is under process in which six Inspectors of RT line have been included, for which the third petitioner has sent representations dated 04.01.2025 & 10.07.2025 to omit the six RT Line Inspectors' names and furthermore, all the petitioners herein sent a detailed representation on 14.12.2025 to the respondents requesting to prepare the panel of Inspectors (Adj./G) for promotion to the post of Assistant Commandant for the year 2024-25, by placing the Inspectors transferred from the Specialist Line to the General Line below the Inspectors of the General Line in the seniority list and by reckoning the mandatory period of five years' by qualifying the service only from the date of their transfer to and actual assumption of charge as Inspector of Police in the General Line, by excluding all ineligible personnel, however there was no response and hence, the present Writ Petition.

¶4Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall be a direction to the respondent concerned to dispose of the petitioners' representation dated 14.12.2025 and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Page5 of 7

¶5With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

¶6WMP.No.3652 of 2026 filed by the petitioners to permit them to file a single writ petition jointly is allowed, subject to payment of a single Court fee. 04-02-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order DP Page6 of 7 To

¶1The Principal Secretary to the Government Secretariat, St. George Fort, chennai 09

¶2The Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, chennai 09

¶3The Director General of Police Office of the DGP (H.O.P), No.1 Kamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 04

¶4The Inspector General of Police Office of I.G. of Police,

(AP), (Armed Police), Kilpauk Chennai 10 Page7 of 7

M.DHANDAPANI, J. DP 04-02-2026

Page1 of 7 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 04-02-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and WMP.No.3656 of 2026 1. G.Elumalai Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu Special Police, 3rd Battalion, Veerapuram, Avadi, Chennai 55 2. A.Saleem Inspector of Police, 12th Battalion, Ramnad Head Quarters, Ramanathapuram 3. V.Prakash Inspector of Police, 13th Battalion, Avadi, Chennai 4. C.Krishnan Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu special Police, 5th Battalion, Vaishnavi Nagar, Avadi, Chennai ..Petitioner(s) Vs Page2 of 7 1. The Principal Secretary to the Government Secretariat, St. George Fort, chennai 09 2. The Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, chennai 09 3. The Director General of Police Office of the DGP (H.O.P), No.1 Kamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 04 4. The Inspector General of Police Office of I.G. of Police, (AP), (Armed Police), Kilpauk Chennai 10 ..Respondent(s) Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 3rd respondents to consider and pass orders on the representation dated 14.12.2025 submitted by the petitioners requesting to prepare the panel of Inspectors (Adj./ G) fit for promotion to the post of Assistant Commandant for the year 2024- 2025 by placing the Inspectors transferred from the Specialist Line to the General Line below the Inspectors of the General Line in the seniority list and by reckoning the mandatory period of five years qualifying service only from the date of their transfer to and actual assumption of charge as Inspector of Police in the General Line. For Petitioner(s): M/s.V.Vijayarajan Page3 of 7 For Respondent(s): Mr.S.Balamurugan, GA