BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT RESERVED ON : 22.10.2025 DELIVERED ON : 28.11.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU W.P.(MD)Nos.11004 of 2024 and 10996 of 2025 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.9798 to 9800 of 2024 and 8199, 8201 and 8204 of 2025 in W.P.(MD) No.11004 of 2024:-

1.S.Padalinga Sekar

2.T.Rajamurugan

3.K.Solairajan

4.K.Seenivasan

5.P.Thamarai Kannan

6.N.Senthilkumaran

7.R.Thangabalu

8.T.Balaji ... Petitioners vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to the Government, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (B) Department, Government of Tamilnadu, Chennai.

2.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Police V) Department, Government of Tamilnadu, Chennai.

3.The Director General of Police, Head of Police Force, Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

4.The Additional Director General of Police, Administration, Chennai 600 004. ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order of the 4th respondent in the proceedings in C. No. 4374599/NGB II(1)/2023-1 dated 30.10.2023 and quash the same and consequently directing the respondents to include the name of the petitioners in the C List of Assistants fit for promotion to the post of Superintendents and promote the petitioners as Superintendents for the year 2023-24 taking into account their date of completion of departmental qualification tests, together with all consequential service and monetary benefits.

For Petitioners :Mr.S.Ramasundar Vijayraj For R1 to R4 : Mr.M.Sidharthan Additional Government Pleader D.Ramesh ... Petitioner vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to the Government, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (B) Department, Government of Tamilnadu, Chennai.

2.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Police V) Department, Government of Tamilnadu, Chennai.

3.The Director General of Police, Head of Police Force, Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

4.The Director General of Police, Administration, Chennai 600 004.

5.K.R.Deepa

6.G.Sudha

7.S.Thiranya

8.J.Rama

9.K.Indhumathi (R5 to R9 have been impleaded vide order dated 02.09.2025) ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order of the 4th respondent in the proceedings in C. No. 8721847/NGB II(1)/2024-1 dated 04.03.2025 and quash the same and consequently directing the respondents to include the name of the petitioners in the C List of Assistants fit for promotion to the post of Superintendents and promote the petitioner as Superintendent taking into account their date of completion of departmental qualification tests, together with all consequential service and monetary benefits.

For Petitioner :Mr.S.Ramasundar Vijayraj For R1 to R4 : Mr.M.Sidharthan Additional Government Pleader For R5 to R9 : Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai

COMMON ORDER

W.P.(MD) No.11004 of 2024 has been filed challenging the order passed by the fourth respondent in C.No.4374599/NGB II(1)/2023-1 dated 30.10.2023 and to direct the respondents to include the names of the petitioners in the 'C' List of Assistants fit for promotion to the post of Superintendents and promote the petitioners as Superintendents taking into account their date of completion of departmental qualification tests, together with all consequential service and monetary benefits.

2.W.P.(MD) No.10996 of 2025 has been filed challenging the order passed by the fourth respondent in C.No.8721847/NGB II(1)/2024-1 dated 04.03.2025 and to direct the respondents to include the name of the petitioner in the 'C' List of Assistants fit for promotion to the post of Superintendents and promote the petitioner as Superintendent taking into account their date of completion of departmental qualification tests, together with all consequential service and monetary benefits.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were appointed as Junior Ass