JUDGMENT :

R. Subbiah, J

Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent against the Order dated 26.10.2018 passed by this Court in WP No. 5803 of 2017.

1. Aggrieved by the order dated 26.10.2018 passed by the learned single Judge in WP No. 5803 of 2017, the present appeal is filed.

2. The respondent herein has filed WP No. 5803 of 2017 before the learned single Judge praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records culminated in the first respondent's order of compulsory retirement in Ref.R.C. No. 11383/AP.2 (1)/2009 dated 01.12.2016 and quash the same and consequently direct the appellants to reinstate him in service with all consequential monetary, promotional and service benefits.

3. The order dated 01.12.2016, which was challenged before the learned single Judge, was passed by the first respondent, whereby, the first respondent, in exercise of suo motu powers conferred under Rule 15-A(i) (iii) of The Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1955, modified the order dated 03.11.2008 passed by the second respondent, imposing the punishment of "reduction of time scale of pay by two stages for one year without cumulativ