IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.11.2025

CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMAR

AND

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE K. GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI

W.A.No.3611 of 2025

1. The Director General of Police

Law and Order, Chennai – 600 040.

2. The Deputy Inspector General of Police Tiruchirapalli Range, I/c. Thanjavur Range

Tiruchirapalli.

3. The Superintendent of Police

District Police Office, Thanjavur. .. Appellants

Vs.

T.Duraimanikkam .. Respondent

Prayer: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, against

the order dated 07.11.2023 made in W.P.No.11816 of 2015.

For the Appellants : Mr.P.Kumaresan

Additional Advocate General

assisted by Mr.E.Veda Bagath Singh

Special Government Pleader

For the Respondent : Mr.A.Kumar

for Mr.K.J.Sivakumar

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.)

The present intra-Court appeal has been directed against the

order passed by the Writ Court dated 07.11.2023 made in

W.P.No.11816 of 2015.

2. The respondent was the writ petitioner, who was working as Junior Assistant at the appellant Department, against whom, a charge memo has been issued under Rule 17b of the Tamil Nadu Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules. The sum and substa