N. Paul Vasanthakumar, J.

1. These Writ Appeals are filed by the Government against the orders of the learned Single Judges allowing the Writ Petitions directing the Government to give promotion to the Respondents, who were the Writ Petitioners, as they suffered only minor punishments, by following a Judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in the case of Subramanian v. Government of Tamil Nadu, 2008 (5) MLJ 350.

2. Mr. P. Wilson, learned Additional Advocate General submitted that the said Judgment of the Division Bench was rendered without noticing the Government Order issued in G.O.Ms.No.368, Personnel and Reforms (S) Department dated 18.10.1993 and the subsequent clarification issued by the Government, wherein it is stated that pendency of a charge under Rule 17(a) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules or Rule 3(a) of the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service (Discipline & Appeal) Rules in respect of police personnel alone is not a bar and if there is punishment, viz., withholding of increment, censure, etc., which are treated as minor punishments, the same should be a bar during the currency of the punishments or for certain period and wi