ORDER :

The prayer sought for in the writ petition is to call for the records of the respondents in connection with the impugned orders passed by them in RO No. 52/2010, C.No. B2/PR1/10 dated 15.02.2010 and RC.No.047950/AP1(2)/2010 dated 03.07.2010 (served on 27.12.2012) and quash the same.

2. Heard, the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the respondents and perused the materials available on record.

3. The learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has entered into service as a directly recruited Sub Inspector of Police through a selection conducted by TNUSRB in the year 1998 and appointed to service on 22.05.2010. The petitioner became due for promotion as Inspector of Police by including his name in the C List for the year 2011-12, but due to the pendency of the charge memo, his claim was deferred when the panel was published on 04.07.2012.

4. The learned senior counsel further submitted that the petitioner was placed under suspension and proceeded departmentally under Rule 3(b) of TNPSS (D&A) Rules by the DIG of Police, Villupuram Range in P.R.No. 67/2009 in view of the