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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 53588
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.T. Asha, J
Shanmuga Moorthy – Appellant
Versus
Director General Of Police – Respondent
WP No. 19016 of 2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: G.Bala, Daisy
For the Respondents: AR.Balaji
The court directed the respondent authority to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's representation regarding seniority refixation on merits and in accordance with law within a specified timeframe.
Headnote:The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to direct the respondent to consider a representation dated 18/11/2025 for the refixation of seniority. The petitioner alleged that although selected as a Grade II Police Constable on 01.11.1991, the posting order was delayed until 20.10.1997, and requested seniority revision based on specific judicial precedents including WP.No. 14410 of 2020. The primary issue is whether the respondent is obligated to consider and decide upon a representation for seniority refixation based on existing court judgments. The court observed that the petitioner had made a representation which remained unanswered, necessitating judicial intervention to ensure the administrative process is completed. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
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| 1. claim for seniority refixation due to delayed posting after selection. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. direction to respondent to decide on pending representation within eight weeks. (Para 4 , 5) |
PRAYER : Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent herein to consider and pass orders on the petitioner’s representation dated 18/11/2025 regarding refixation of his seniority in the light of the Judgment in WP.No. 14410 of 2020 dated 24/08/2021 which is confirmed in W.A.No. 732/2022 dated 08/11/2023 and further confirmed by the Supreme Court in SLP (C) No.339/2024 dated 08/01/2024.
ORDER
The writ petition is filed for the relief set out below:
"directing the respondents herein to consider and pass orders on the petitioner’s representation dated 18/11/2025 regarding refixation of his seniority in the light of the Judgment in WP.No. 14410 of 2020 dated 24/08/2021 which is confirmed in W.A.No. 732/2022 dated 08/11/2023 and further confirmed by the Supreme Court in SLP (C) No.339/2024 dated 08/01/2024."
2. It is the case of the petitioner that he was selected to the post of Grade II Police Constable on 01.11.1991 but, the posting order was issued only 20.10.1997 after an inordinate delay of over six years.
3. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner made a representation dated 18.11.2025 to the respondent requesting to revise his seniority in the light of the Judgment in WP.No. 14410 of 2020 dated 24/08/2021 which is confirmed in W.A.No. 732/2022 dated 08/11/2023 and further confirmed by the Supreme Court in SLP (C) No.339/2024 dated 08/01/2024. Since there is no response till date for the same, the petitioner is before this Court.
4. Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record.
5. Considering the relief now sought for by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, directs the respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 18.11.2025, on merits and in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
10-06-2026
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