{"id":172787,"date":"2009-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/s-francis-vs-director-general-of-police-on-20-august-2009"},"modified":"2014-09-21T18:24:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-21T12:54:07","slug":"s-francis-vs-director-general-of-police-on-20-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/s-francis-vs-director-general-of-police-on-20-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"S.Francis vs ) Director General Of Police on 20 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">S.Francis vs ) Director General Of Police on 20 August, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS\n\n\nDATED:20.08.2009\n\nCORAM\n\nTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.HARIPARANTHAMAN\n\nW.P.No.9512 of 2007\n\nS.Francis,\nHead Constable 412\/TRI,\nOn other Duties in \nSecurity Branch C.I.D.(Airport Immigration)\nTiruchirappalli district.                                                   ..Petitioner\n\nVs                               \n\n1)  Director General of Police,\n     Chennai 600 004.\n\n2)  Superintendent of Police,\n     District Police Office,\n     Tiruchirapalli  620 001.\n\n3)  Superintendent of Police, \n     Security Branch C.I.D.,\n     Chennai.                                                           ... Respondents\n                                 \n PRAYER:      This writ petition came to be numbered under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, by way of transfer of O.A.No.616 of 2002 from the file of Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, with a prayer to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the second respondent herein in his  proceedings D.O.330\/2000, C.No.A1812\/98 dated 22\/03\/2000 and the consequential order passed by the third respondent herein in his proceedings C.No.A1\/Sec\/202\/10467\/2000, D.O.Sec.\/803\/2001 dated 29.11.2001 and quash the same in so far as the applicant is concerned and consequently direct the respondents to restore the applicants' promotion as Head Constable with effect from 13.01.1998 with all consequential monetary  and service benefits.\n                           For Petitioner  : Mr. G.Bala \n                          For Respondent: Mrs.C.K.Vishnupriya\n                                                  Addl.Govt.Pleader.\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n<p>\tThe petitioner joined the Police service as Grade-II Police<br \/>\n Constable on 10.11.1975.  He was promoted as Grade-1 Police Constable on 1.9.1994,  by an order dated 28.5.1998 of the 2nd respondent.   He was upgraded as Head Constable  from 13.1.1998.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t   2. While so, the third respondent  passed the impugned order dated 22.03.2000,  modifying the earlier order dated 28.5.1998,  by revising the date of upgradation of Head Constable from 13.01.1998 to 01.09.1999.  The reason for modifying the earlier order was that the petitioner did not complete five years of service as Grade &#8211; I Police Constable, as he was upgraded as Head Constable from 13.01.1998.  On completion of five years of service, he was upgraded as Head Constable with effect from 01.09.1999.  In the same order, a direction was also issued for recovery of the excess amount paid by way of salary from 13.01.1998 to 31.08.1999 for the upgraded post of Head Constable.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t3.  Consequential order dated 29.11.2001 was passed by the third respondent for recovery of the amount  paid  towards the excess salary  between 13.01.1998 to 31.08.1999.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t4.  The petitioner filed an original application in O.A.No.616 of 2002,  before the  Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal (herein  after referred  to as the  Tribunal) to quash both the orders dated 22.03.2000 and 29.11.2001 of the third respondent.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t5.  On abolition of the Tribunal,  the matter stood  transferred to this Court and renumbered as W.P.No.9512 of 2007.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t6.  Heard the  submissions made by Mr.G.Bala, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.C.K.Vishnupriya, learned  Additional  Government Pleader for the  respondents.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t7.  The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the impugned order dated 22.03.2000 was passed in contravention of the order in R.C.No.60229\/NGB.III(2)\/97 dated 06.02.1998 of the Director General of Police, the first respondent.  It is made clear  in the said proceeding dated 06.02.1998 that for  those police Constables, who were recruited prior to 31.12.1975, it is not necessary that they should serve for five years as Grade-I Police Constable for upgradation as Head Constable.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t8.  The learned counsel for the petitioner further contends that later, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.1247, Home (Police V) Department, dated 28.10.2004, prescribing ten years of service for Grade &#8211; II Police Constable for upgradation as Grade  I Police Constable and five years  of service for Grade  I Police Constable to become Head Constable.  The said Government Order streamlines the entire scheme of upgradation of police Constables from Grade  II to Grade  I Police Constables and Grade  I Police Constables to Head Constables.  If the aforesaid order dated 06.02.1998 of the first respondent and G.O.Ms.No.1247, are taken into account, the impugned order dated 22.03.2000 is illegal.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t9.  The learned counsel for the petitioner further contends that when the petitioner was initially upgraded by an order dated 28.05.1998 as Head Constable from 13.01.1998, it was done by the Department itself and it was not done on misrepresentation of the petitioner.  In these circumstances, any amount paid pursuant to the said order could not be recovered.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t10.  Taking into account the above submissions, I am of the considered view  that the impugned order dated 22.03.2000 was passed in violation  of the principles of natural justice and the  petitioner was not heard before passing the impugned order.  Therefore, the impugned order dated 22.03.2000 is liable to be set aside and the consequential order  dated 29.11.2001 is also liable to be set aside.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t11.  Accordingly, both the orders dated 22.03.2000  and 29.11.2001 passed by the third respondent are set aside.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t12.  The matter is remanded back to the third respondent to consider the same afresh, taking into account the proceedings of the first respondent in R.C.No.60229\/NGB.III(2)\/97 dated 06.02.1998 and G.O.Ms.No.1247, Home (Police V)  Department, dated 28.10.2004 and also the contention of the petitioner that in any event, the recovery would not arise, since the earlier order upgrading him as Head Constable was not due to any misrepresentation made by the petitioner.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t13.  The third respondent is directed to complete the said exercise within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t14.  In the result, the writ petition is allowed in the above terms.   No costs.\n<\/p>\n<p>GV<\/p>\n<p>To<\/p>\n<p>1) The Director General of Police,<br \/>\n    Chennai 600 004.\n<\/p>\n<p>2) The Superintendent of Police,<br \/>\n    District Police Office,<br \/>\n    Tiruchirapalli  620 001.\n<\/p>\n<p>3) The Superintendent of Police,<br \/>\n    Security Branch C.I.D.,<br \/>\n    Chennai<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court S.Francis vs ) Director General Of Police on 20 August, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED:20.08.2009 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.HARIPARANTHAMAN W.P.No.9512 of 2007 S.Francis, Head Constable 412\/TRI, On other Duties in Security Branch C.I.D.(Airport Immigration) Tiruchirappalli district. ..Petitioner Vs 1) Director General of Police, Chennai 600 004. 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