JUDGMENT :

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records connected with the proceedings issued in D.O.1139/2013 C.No.D2/PR 110/2013 dated 24.12.2013 passed by the 2nd respondent and C.No.B3/Appeal 05/2014 dated 14.02.2014 passed by the 1st respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service with all attendant benefits.

1. The order of punishment of compulsory retirement from service imposed on the writ petitioner by the 2nd respondent, which was confirmed by the 1st respondent in an appeal are under challenge in the present writ petition.

2. The writ petitioner joined as a Police Constable in the year 1994 and he was promoted to the post of Grade-I Police Constable. The petitioner states that he was forced to apply leave on 29.06.2013, while he was working as Police Constable in Neyveli Town Police Station. The petitioner states that he suffered jaundice and could not able to resume duty immediately. He states that he intimated the same to the Inspector of Police, Neyveli Town Police Station, but the Inspector of Police has