JUDGEMENT

(Order of the Court was made by D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.)

Challenging the order passed by the writ court in W.P.No. 8135 of

2020dated 04.12.2020, the present writ appeal has been filed.

2. Brief facts:

The respondent has filed a writ petition in W.P.No. 8135 of 2020 challenging the rejection order dated 24.03.2020 issued by the appellants herein on the ground that the respondent has not disclosed his involvement in the criminal case in Crime No. 5 of 2019 in the application from and he was acquitted by the Criminal Court on the basis of benefit of doubt and not on merits. This Court by order dated 04.12.2020 set aside the rejection order passed by the department and directed the department to appoint the respondent to which he is eligible and pass appropriate orders. Challenging the said order this Court, the present writ appeal is filed.

3. The learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the appellants has submitted that Rule 14(b)of the Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service Rules denotes that “A person who is acquitted or discharged on benefit of doubt in a criminal case will be considered as disqualified for selection to the police service and the same cannot be termed as