(Judgment was delivered by N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.

This Letters Patent Appeal is directed against the order of the learned Single Judge directing Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu to initiate appropriate disciplinary proceedings against the 5 Superintendent of Polices who worked at Cuddalore as SPs between 02.09.2015 and the date of filing of that petition vide order dated 30.07.2025 in Crl.O.P.No.19886 of 2025.

2. A brief prelude of the factual position would be necessary on which the impugned order came to be passed is as follows:-

2.a. The respondent has filed a petition in Crl.O.P.No.19886 of 2025 under 482 Code of Criminal Procedure seeking for a direction to file final report in respect of the alleged jewel missing case which has taken place in the year 2015. The grievance of the respondent before the learned Single Judge is that despite complaint was given as early as during the year 2015 for missing of jewels, no action has been taken. Hence, the petition was filed seeking for a direction to file a final report. It was informed by the police that since the case was undetected the complaint was closed as early as on 12.11.2017. Thereafter, the learned Single Judge also called