JUDGMENT :

PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA, J.

(Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent to set aside the order, dated 10.08.2012 made in W.P(MD)No.110 of 2006 on the file of this Court.)

1. Challenging the correctness of the order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P(MD)No.110 of 2006, dated 10.08.2012, the above Writ Appeal has been preferred by the appellant/writ appellant.

2. The appellant was working as a Sub-Inspector of Police in Thiruverambur Police Station from 21.05.2000. He died on 17.06.2020 pending the above Writ Appeal and his legal heirs, who are the appellants 2 to 5, are now prosecuting the same on his behalf.

3. The case of the writ appellant was that on 14.08.2000, he registered two cases, namely Crime Nos.576 and 577 of 2000 and investigated the same. It is stated that on 15.08.2000, the Chief Inspector Mr.Sankaralingam ordered the writ appellant to destroy the CD file in Crime No.576 of 2000 and further instructed him to alter the FIR in Crime No.577 of 2000 to Crime No.576 of 2000. As the writ appellant did not heed to his request, he was transferred on 31.08.2000 to the Economic Offences Wing-II, alleging disobedience. Challenging the said transf