M.Ariharan vs The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Boar

WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 29-10-2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE G. JAYACHANDRAN
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE E.MANOHARAN
WA Nos. 940, 862, 868, 880, 996, 1007, 1034, 1021, 1054, 970, 956, 993, 946
& 991 of 2026.
CNR:{HCMA010718522026}
and
CMP Nos. 9167, 9235, 9306, 9802, 9826, 9935, 10535, 10631, 10385, 10218,
10259, 10203, 10344 & 10051 of 2026
M.Ariharan (Enrol No.1108867)
S/o.Arunagiri,
No. 166/2, NGO Colony,
Thiruvengadam, Tenkasi -627 719
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
Represented by its Chairman (DGP),
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub- Committee,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
Respondent(s)
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
WA No. 862 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010588592026}
J.S.Johnbritto (Enrol. No.110569)
S/o Johnrose,
No.7-101,
Malaiyan Vilakkam, Vavarasi,
Kanniyakumari 629 172
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
represented by its Chariman (DGP)
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub-Committee,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board, Pantheon Road,
Egmore, Chennai 600 008.
Respondent(s)
WA No. 868 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010588572026}
A.Akila (Enrolment No. 5500137)
D/o.Ayyanmalai
No.4/3, North Street, Melur Post,
Villupuram 606 201.
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
represented by its Chariman (DGP),
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
2.The Chairman
Sub-Committee,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
Respondent(s)
WA No. 880 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010715372026}
N.Shaffrin (Enrol.No. 61010456)
D/o.Nisharbasha,
Melpudhur Kammanvar Pudhur,
Karigiri, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632 106.
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
represented by its Chariman (DGP),
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub-Committee,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board,
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
Respondent(s)
WA No. 996 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010715982026}
K.Monisha
(ENROLMENT NO.5200011)
D/o. M. Kuppan,
Kandigai, Balapuram, R.K. Pet Taluk,
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
Thiruvallur District -631 301.
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
Rep by its Chairman (DGP),
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai-600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub- Committee
Tamilnadu Uniformed services
Recruitment Board,
Pantheon Road, Egmore
Chennai-600 008.
Respondent(s)
WA No. 1007 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010599892026}
J.Sugumar (Enrl.No.1109972)
S/o.Jagannadhan,
No.12 Pillayar Koil Street, Chetpet,
Kanchipuram-628 613.
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board,
represented by its Chairman (DGP),
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai -600 008.
2.The Chairman,
Sub-Committee,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board, CTH Road,
Avadi, Chennai -600 054.
Respondent(s)
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
WA No. 1034 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010599882026}
K.D.Maheswari (Enrl.No.5200482)
D/o. K.Dilli,
No.9,7th Street,
Ramadoss Puram, Thiruninravur
Tamil Nadu 602 024.
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
Represented by its Chariman (DGP)
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub-Committee,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board,
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
Respondent(s)
WA No. 1021 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010589222026}
P.Vanishpriya (Enrl.No. 6501715)
D/o.Perumal,
Vattakadu, Thevur,
Kaveripatti Agraharam,
Salem, Tamil Nadu 637 104.
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamilnadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
represented by its Chariman (DGP),
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub-Committee,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board,
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
Respondent(s)
WA No. 1054 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010588582026}
A.Parthiban
S/o.Anandan
No.13, Thiruvallur Street,
Amirthapurm, Tiruttani ,
Tiruvallur District ,
Tamil Nadu 631 209.
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
represented by its Chariman (DGP),
Old Commissioner of Police Campus
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub-Committee ,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board, Pantheon Road,
Egmore, Chennai 600 008.
Respondent(s)
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
WA No. 970 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010599902026}
M.Naveen (Enrl.No.2106792)
S/o.Margabandhu
No.3/369, P.Chellakuttipatti
Goppamangalam Post ,
Vellore 635 809.
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
represented by its Chariman (DGP),
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub-Committee,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board, Pantheon Road,
Egmore, Chennai 600 008.
Respondent(s)
WA No. 956 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010589292026}
P.Sabari Prabhu (Enrl.No.1101133)
S/o.Palanikumar
No.4 M7 Block, New Police Quarters
SM Nagar, Avadi,
Chennai 600 062.
Appellant(s)
Vs
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
Represented by its Chairman (DGP)
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub-Committee,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
Respondent(s)
WA No. 993 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010715992026}
R. Aravinth (Enrl No.3001277)
S/o. Ravichandran,
No.3/128a, North Street,
Devamangalam, Ariyalur,
Tamilnadu-612 902
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
Represented by its Chairman (DGP),
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai-600 008.
2.The Chairman,
Sub-Committee
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai-600 008.
Respondent(s)
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
WA No. 946 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010599872026}
G.Thiyagarajan (Enrl No.2000504)
S/o.Govindaswamy,
Krishnakuppam, R.K.Pet Taluk,
Thiruvallur District 631 303.
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
Represented by its Chariman (DGP),
Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub Committee,
Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
Respondent(s)
WA No. 991 of 2026
CNR:{HCMA010716002026}
G.Nithish (Enrl. No. 4204863)
S/o.Ganesan
No.80/2,Kamaraj street
Melchokkanathapuram
Theni, Tamil Nadu-625 582
Appellant(s)
Vs
1. The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
Rep by its Chairman (DGP),
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Old Commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai-600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub- Committee,
Tamilnadu Uniformed services
Recruitment Board,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai-600 008.
Respondent(s)
WA No. 940 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
04-03-2026 made in WP.No.7933 of 2026 and to quash the disqualification slip
dated 31.01.2026.
WA No. 862 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
23.02.2026 made in WP.No. 7048 of 2026 and quash the disqualification slip
dated 30.01.2026 and direct the respondents to conduct fresh re-measurement of
the appellant’s height and permit the appellant to participate in the further stages
of selection process.
WA No. 868 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
23-02-2026 made in WP.No.7038 of 2026 and quash the disqualification slip
dated 29-01-2026 and direct the respondents to conduct fresh re-measurement
of the appellant’s height and permit the appellant to participate in the further
stages of selection process.
WA No. 880 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
25.02.2026 made in W.P. No. 7138 of 2026.
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
WA No. 996 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
04.03.2026 made in WP No. 7814 of 2026.
WA No. 1007 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
23.02.2026 made in W.P.No.7030 of 2026 and quash the disqualification slip
dated 31.01.2026 and direct the respondents to conduct fresh re-measurement of
the appellant’s height and permit the appellant to participate in the further stages
of selection process.
WA No. 1034 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
23.02.2026 made in W.P.No. 7042 of 2026.
WA No. 1021 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
23.02.2026 made in WP.No. 7020 of 2026.
WA No. 1054 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
23.02.2026 made in W.P.No.7020 of 2026.
WA No. 970 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
23.02.2026 made in W.P. No. 7045 of 2026.
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
WA No. 956 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
23.02.2026 made in W.P. No. 7028 of 2026 and quash the disqualification slip
dated 28.01.2026 and direct the respondents to conduct fresh re-measurement of
the appellant’s height and permit the appellant to participate in the further stages
of selection process.
WA No. 993 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
04.03.2026 made in WP No.7804 of 2026.
WA No. 946 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
23.02.2026 made in WP.No. 7046 of 2026.
WA No. 991 of 2026
PRAYER
Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent to set aside the order dated
04.03.2026 made in WP No. 7930 of 2026.
For Appellant(s) in all
W.As :: Ms.Dakshayani Reddy
Senior Counsel for
Ms.R. Rayeesa Fathima
For Respondents in
all W.As :: Mr.S. Vijay Narayan,
Advocate General for
Mr.J. Lenin
Standing Counsel
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
COMMON JUDGMENT
( Delivered by Dr. G.Jayachandran J.)
These writ appeals are filed being aggrieved by the dismissal of writ
petitions filed seeking re-assessment of height of appellants/writ petitioners,
who participated in the selection process for appointment to the post of Grade II
Police Constables.
2. Learned Single Judge has found that there is no necessity for re-
assessment of height since the process undertaken by the Department to
measure the height of candidates was in consonance with the time-tested
method of measuring height through digital device. The common order passed
by the learned Single Judge is based on the earlier order of this Court in W.P.
No. 7020 of 2026 dated 23.02.2026.
3. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellants submitted that
in an identical case arising out of selection process by the Central Reserve
Police Force (‘CRPF’), a Division Bench of this Court had directed the
Selection Committee to re-evaluate the height of appellants therein. While so,
dismissing the writ petitions stating that there is no possibility of error or
variation while height is measured electronically may not be the correct
justification to reject the writ petitions.
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4. Learned Advocate General assisted by Mr.G. Lenin, learned
Standing Counsel for the respondents submitted that height of candidates was
measured electronically and the process of recording the measurements has
been videographed. In the event of any suspicion regarding calibrating the
height, it is always open to the appellants to seek information and details, which
the respondents are ready to furnish.
5. Yet another submission made on behalf of the appellants is that in
the previous recruitment process, the writ petitioners/appellants were found
eligible as far as height measurements are concerned, but, presently, their height
measurements are shown to be lesser, which is not scientifically possible.
6. We are not impressed by the above said submission, since the
height measurement in the earlier selection process cannot be taken as a litmus
test as regards the height of a candidate. In the present selection process, the
measurement of height of candidates have been done electronically and the said
process has also been videographed. It is also not the case of the appellants that
there was any malafides attributable to the respondents in the conduct of the
selection process. In such circumstance, we are not inclined to direct the
respondents to re-do the process and delay the recruitment to nearly more than
3600 vacancies in the post of Grade II Police Constables.
7. Hence, the writ appeals stand dismissed with liberty to the
appellants to verify their height details as measured by the respondents during
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the selection process and if there is any discrepancy, they can always approach
the Court for appropriate remedy. No costs. Connected C.M.Ps are closed.
(G.JAYACHANDRAN J.) (E.MANOHARAN J.)
29-10-2026
Neutral Citation:Yes/No
nv
To
1.The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services
Recruitment Board
Represented by its Chairman (DGP),
Old commissioner of Police Campus,
Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
2.The Chairman
Sub- Committee, Tamil Nadu
Uniformed Services Recruitment
Board, Pantheon Road, Egmore,
Chennai 600 008.
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WA No. 940 of 2026 etc batch
DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN J.
AND
E.MANOHARAN J.
nv
W.A. Nos. 940, 862, 868,
880, 996, 1007, 1034,
1021, 1054, 970, 956
993, 946 & 991 of 2026
29-10-2026
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