BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN AND THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE R.KALAIMATHI W.A.(MD)No.601 of 2021 R.Senthilnathan ... Petitioner / Appellant Vs.

1. The Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu, Chennai -4.

2. The Additional Director General of Police(Law& Order), Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

3. The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City. ... Respondents Prayer: Writ appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, to call for the entire records pertaining to the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.12969 of 2014 vide order dated 01.02.2021 and set aside the same.

For Appellant : Mr.Sarath Chandran For Respondents : Mr.S.S.Madhavan, Additional Government Pleader.

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J U D G M E N T

(Order of the Court was delivered by G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.) The unsuccessful writ petitioner is on appeal before us. The appellant joined service as Sub Inspector of Police in the year 1999. In March 2006, when he was working at Palayamkottai police station in Tirunelveli City, a police team was formed to investigate Crime No.331 of 2006. The said team set out on their investigation on 24.03.2006. They returned only on 27.03.2006. It