Elipe Dharma Rao, J.:-Both the petitioner and the fourth respondent are directly recruited officers belonging to Indian Police Service. On 8.1.2010, when the first respondent/State Government selected and appointed the petitioner as the Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu, the fourth respondent challenged the same before the 6th respondent/Tribunal by filing O.A.No.245 of 2010, on the grounds, inter alia, that he is senior to the petitioner; that the process of selection and appointment to the post of Director General of Police was not followed by constituting the screening committee as per Rules and the selection is not held as per the principles laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court in the case of Prakash Singh And Others vs. Union Of India And Others [(2006) 8 SCC 1]; that his name was empanelled in the panel of Director General of Police by the Government of India by memo dated 21.5.2009 and inasmuch as he has unblemished record, there is no justification for the authorities to overlook him, merely because the pay rules were amended and himself and other senior most officers were given the same scale of pay.

2. Since the Tribunal has dismissed the said Original Applicati

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