ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed to direct the second respondent to defer the departmental proceedings initiated by him, vide proceedings in P.R.No.127/2020, dated 16.12.2020 till the conclusion of the pending criminal trial in Special S.C.No.2 of 2018, on the file of the Special Court for Prevention of Corruption Act, Madurai.

2.Mr.C.Ramesh, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of the respondents. By consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

3. According to the petitioner, while he was working as Sub Inspector of Police in Kadupatti Police Station, he registered a case, against one Kumaravel based on the complaint given by one Vimala @ Jayasubha, who is the sister-in-law of one Selvendran, in Cr.No.69 of 2017 and also registered a case in Cr.No.131 of 2017, on the file of the Kadupatti Police Station against one Selvendran, his co-brother and his brother's wife namely Vimala, who is the defacto complainant in Cr.No.69 of 2017. The said Selvendran gave a complaint, dated 29.05.2017 to the Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Anticorruption, Madurai, against the petitioner alleging that on 29.05.201