BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 01.12.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI WP(MD)No.4495 of 2024 and WMP(MD)No.5510 of 2024 Alexraj ... Petitioner Vs.

The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. ... Respondent Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent to defer the departmental proceedings in Tha.Pa.No.D1(1)/Tha.Pa.No. 38/22 on the file of the respondent till the disposal of the Criminal case in S.C.No.289 of 2021 on the file of the Learned V Additional District and Sessions Court, Madurai.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Jegadeesh Pandian For Respondent : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh, Additional Government Pleader The petitioner, an Inspector of Police, who was placed under suspension and issued with a charge memo dated 18.05.2022, has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to defer the departmental proceedings pending the criminal trial in S.C.No.289 of 2021 on the file of the learned V Additional District and Sessions Court, Madurai.

2. When this writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel on either side submits that the criminal case in S.C.No.289 of 2021 ended in conviction and the petitioner was sentenced to undergo eleven years imprisonment. Further, the departmental proceeding was also concluded by removing the petitioner from service on 09.10.2025.

3. Recording the submission of the learned counsel on either side, this writ petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

01.12.2025 ogy Index : Yes / No. Internet: Yes / No. NCC : Yes / No.

To The Commissioner of Police, B.PUGALENDHI, J.

ogy IN WP(MD) No.4495 of 2024 Date : 01/12/2025