HC summons home secretary, former DGP in contempt case
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:5.7.2019
The Madras high court has ordered statutory notices to the Tamil Nadu home secretary Niranjan Mardi and former director general of police (DGP) T K Rajendran in connection with a contempt of court proceeding.
Both the officers were directed to appear in the court and explain why a court order dated January 10, 2017 directing the authorities to regularise the services of 168 grade-II constables was not implemented. Justice T Raja passed the interim order on a contempt plea moved by the constables whose services were not yet regularised.
When the plea came up for hearing, additional advocate general submitted that the order was not implemented since the government has filed an appeal against the order and sought the court to adjourn the contempt plea. Refusing to accept the submission, the judge said, “There is no justification for making such a prayer to defer the compliance of the order passed by this court long time back. Since such a prayer can never be entertained, this court is constrained to issue statutory notice.”
The issue pertains to a batch of pleas moved by R Rajakumar and 167 others seeking to regularise their service.
The petitioners joined the state police as grade-II constables in 2011 under category-3 of the Tamil Nadu special police and they received two yearly increments in 2012 and 2013. They had been given earned leave, gratuity and other benefits from 2011. As per the service condition, if such grade-II constables work for 10 years in category-3 in special police they would be transferred to category-2, armed reserve police, with continuity of service and pay protection together with seniority.
Accordingly, the department called for applications from petitioners for entering into category-2 by way of appearing in the examination. After obtaining no objection certificates from their heads of departments, the petitioners appeared and got selected. In the notification inviting applications, the department specifically provided a clause safeguarding their seniority.
However, after selection and granting two yearly increments up to 2013, they were informed that their seniority could be counted only from 2013 and their basic pay would also start from 2013 only while giving all other benefits with continuity from the year 2011.
Aggrieved, the petitioners moved the high court. On January 10, 2017 the court allowed their pleas and directed the authorities to grant continuity of service with all attendant benefits.
Both officers were directed to appear in court and explain why an order directing authorities to regularise services of constables was not implemented
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:5.7.2019
The Madras high court has ordered statutory notices to the Tamil Nadu home secretary Niranjan Mardi and former director general of police (DGP) T K Rajendran in connection with a contempt of court proceeding.
Both the officers were directed to appear in the court and explain why a court order dated January 10, 2017 directing the authorities to regularise the services of 168 grade-II constables was not implemented. Justice T Raja passed the interim order on a contempt plea moved by the constables whose services were not yet regularised.
When the plea came up for hearing, additional advocate general submitted that the order was not implemented since the government has filed an appeal against the order and sought the court to adjourn the contempt plea. Refusing to accept the submission, the judge said, “There is no justification for making such a prayer to defer the compliance of the order passed by this court long time back. Since such a prayer can never be entertained, this court is constrained to issue statutory notice.”
The issue pertains to a batch of pleas moved by R Rajakumar and 167 others seeking to regularise their service.
The petitioners joined the state police as grade-II constables in 2011 under category-3 of the Tamil Nadu special police and they received two yearly increments in 2012 and 2013. They had been given earned leave, gratuity and other benefits from 2011. As per the service condition, if such grade-II constables work for 10 years in category-3 in special police they would be transferred to category-2, armed reserve police, with continuity of service and pay protection together with seniority.
Accordingly, the department called for applications from petitioners for entering into category-2 by way of appearing in the examination. After obtaining no objection certificates from their heads of departments, the petitioners appeared and got selected. In the notification inviting applications, the department specifically provided a clause safeguarding their seniority.
However, after selection and granting two yearly increments up to 2013, they were informed that their seniority could be counted only from 2013 and their basic pay would also start from 2013 only while giving all other benefits with continuity from the year 2011.
Aggrieved, the petitioners moved the high court. On January 10, 2017 the court allowed their pleas and directed the authorities to grant continuity of service with all attendant benefits.
Both officers were directed to appear in court and explain why an order directing authorities to regularise services of constables was not implemented
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