IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07-01-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI

P.Selvaraja

Deputy Registrar (u/s),

Pollachi Circle, Coimbatore Region,

Coimbatore -642 001

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Principal Secretary to

Government

Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Secretariat,

Chennai -600 009

2.The Registrar of Co-operative

Societies,

No.170, EVR High Road, Kilpauk,

Chennai-600 010

3.The Joint Registrar of Co-operative

Societies,

Coimbatore Region, K.K. Pudur,

Coimbatore -641 038

4.The Director of Vigilance and Anti-

Corruption,

No.293, M.K.N. Road, Alandur,

Chennai-600 016

Respondent(s)

PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1^st respondent to consider the petitioner’s representations dated 05.02.2024, 25.03.2025, and 03.12.2025 for revocation of his suspension, in the light of the orders issued to the Accused Officer 2 dated

30.09.2025, within a reasonable period as may be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner: M/s. T.Ranganathan For Respondents: Mr.A.Tamilvendan Government Advocate

ORDER

Mr.A.Tamilvendan, learned Government Advocate takes notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3.

2.By consent of both parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

3.This writ petition has been filed, seeking a direction to the 1^st respondent to consider the petitioner’s representations dated 05.02.2024, 25.03.2025, and 03.12.2025 for revocation of his suspension, in the light of the orders issued to the Accused Officer 2 dated 30.09.2025, within a reasonable period to be fixed by this Court.

4.The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies through TNPSC in May 2010 and was initially posted at Villupuram Circle and is now working in Pollachi Circle. His next promotion is Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies due in 2021-22 panel, wherein his junior Thiru.A.Alagiri was promoted as Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies. During the year 2021, the Government has given the benefit of crop loan waiver scheme. One C.Shivaji, Secretary of the Thalavaipalayan Primary Agricultural Society, Thondamuthur, Anamalai Taluk, Coimbatore District prepared a list containing fake claims and therefore, the petitioner refused to approve the said list of beneficiaries under the crop loan waiver scheme. However, the Secretary obtained approval of Thiru.A.Palanisamy, the then Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Coimbatore Region, without the approval of the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies concerned, i.e the petitioner herein. To escape from this misconduct, C.Shivaraj, to avoid the enquiry proceedings, in connivance with the then Joint Registrar, stage-managed a trap. The DVAC officials have also filed an FIR on 19.02.2021, without any application of mind, simply on the statements made by the real accused C.Shivaji, Secretary of Thalavaipalayan Primary Agricultural Society, Thondamuthur, Anamalai Taluk, Coimbatore District, and S.Arumugam, the then Cooperative Sub Registrar, Pollachi Circle, now posted as Cooperative Sub Registrar in Thanjavur Region, revoking his suspension order dated 30.09.2025 has also been abused in this issue. The petitioner is not concerned with any misconduct, and no money has been recovered from him. This is the crux of the stage managed trap made by the DVAC without any application of mind, just for number’s sake.

4.01. The 1^st respondent has placed the petitioner under suspension in G.O.(2D) No.14, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department dated 04.03.2021, on the complaint made by the Secretary and on the bald and blind action of the DVAC which filed an FIR on 19.02.2021. The suspension order has not been revoked till date, inspite of his repeated representations even though it is unsustainable under law on the ground that, i) it is only a xerox copy , ii) the original suspension order was never served on the petitioner an