K.Govindan vs The State Of Tamil Nadu
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Madras High Court

K.Govindan vs The State Of Tamil Nadu on 9 September, 2025

Author: Anita Sumanth

Bench: Anita Sumanth

                                                                                           W.A.(MD)No.636 of 2021

                          BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

                                                DATED: 09.09.2025

                                                        CORAM:

                                  THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH
                                                    AND
                                  THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN

                                            W.A.(MD)No.636 of 2021

                     K.Govindan                                                        ...Appellant

                                                              Vs.

                     1.The State of Tamil Nadu,
                     Rep. by its Secretary to Government,
                     Home (Police) Department,
                     Fort St.George, Secretariate,
                     Chennai-9.

                     2.The Director General of Police,
                     Chennai-4.

                     3.The Deputy Inspector General of Police,
                     Technical Services,
                     Police Telecommunication Branch,
                     Chennai-4.                                                        ...Respondents

                     PRAYER:- Writ Appeal is filed under Clause XV of Letters Patent Act, to
                     set aside the order made in W.P.(MD)No.2391 of 2014 dated 10.01.2018
                     on the file of this Court and allow the Writ Appeal.


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                                                                                        W.A.(MD)No.636 of 2021




                                  For Appellant        : Mr.Mohammed Jamil
                                                       for M/s.Ajmal Associates
                                  For Respondents      : Mr.D.Sadiq Raja
                                                       Additional Government Pleader




                                                      JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was made by DR.ANITA SUMANTH, J.)

The writ petition is dismissed on the ground that the writ

petitioner had retired in 2021 and made a representation 13 years later

seeking promotion while he had been in service. The sequence of the

dates and events reveals that the petitioner was appointed as a Grade II

Police Constable in 1965, promoted as a Grade I Police Constable in

1974 and promoted as Sub Inspector of Police in 1983. He superannuated

on 28.02.2001. After 13 years of retirement, he awoke to the position that

he had stagnated in the post of Sub Inspector of Police for more than 17

years and hence, he made a representation to the effect he ought to have

been promoted in time.

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2. The representation had been rejected on 11.01.2014

considering the the elapse of time which order came to be challenged in

W.P(MD)No.2391 of 2014. By an order dated 10.01.2018, the Writ Court

has rightly rejected the plea of the petitioner on the ground of laches. In

view of the admitted sequence of dates and events, we see no ground to

intervene, and dismiss this writ appeal. No costs.

                                                                     [A.S.M.J.,] & [C.K.J.,]
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                     NCC      :Yes/No
                     Index    :Yes/No
                     Internet :Yes
                     PJL

                     To
                     1.The Secretary to Government,

State of Tamil Nadu, Home (Police) Department, Fort St.George, Secretariate, Chennai-9.

2.The Director General of Police,Chennai-4.

3.The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Technical Services, Police Telecommunication Branch, Chennai-4.

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DR.ANITA SUMANTH, J.

AND C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

PJL

Order made in

Dated:

09.09.2025

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