Ramanujam may be made intelligence chief

TNN Mar 14, 2013, 06.42AM IS

!"#$$AI% &ith the Su'reme !(urt i))uing n(tice t( amil $adu *+, Ramanujam (n a 'etiti(n challenging hi) c(ntinuati(n in (ffice after )u'erannuati(n, there are indicati(n) that he may be made )tate intelligence chief in a n(n.cadre '()t if the g(/ernment i) c(m'elled t( rem(/e him a) head (f the '(lice f(rce. 0(r a n(n.cadre '()t, the !entre1) a''r(/al i) n(t re2uired, legal e3'ert) )aid. A bench, c(m'ri)ing !hief 4u)tice Altama) -abir, 4u)tice Anil R *a/e and 4u)tice 5i6ramajit Sen, 7hile hearing a )'ecial lea/e 'etiti(n filed by M Sure)h -umar, (n M(nday a)6ed the re)'(ndent) t( re'ly 7ithin f(ur 7ee6). Ramanujam 7a) a''(inted the direct(r general (f '(lice (n $(/ember 8 la)t year, and hi) term 7a) e3tended by t7( year) thr(ugh an(ther (rder i))ued (n $(/ember 12, the 'etiti(ner )aid. Ramanujam 7a) due f(r retirement (n $(/ember 30 a) 'er )er/ice rule). !entre n(t in fa/(ur (f gi/ing fi3ed tenure t( Ramanujam he (ther re)'(ndent) in the ca)e are the $ chief )ecretary,the 9ni(n h(me )ecretary, the j(int )ecretary in the 9ni(n h(me de'artment, the 9,S! chairman and it) )ecretary . -umar m(/ed the a'e3 c(urt after hi) 'etiti(n 7a) di)mi))ed by the Madra) high c(urt at the admi))i(n )tage it)elf (n *ecember 10 la)t year . amil $adu had )(ught !entre1) a''r(/al f(r Ramanujam1) a''(intment a) )tate '(lice chief f(r a fi3ed tenure, )aying that it 7a) in line 7ith the a'e3 c(urt (rder in the ,ra6a)h Singh :f(rmer ;S0 direct(r general < /) the 9ni(n (f India ca)e in 2006 . hec(urt,in the 2006 (rder had )aid that )tate *+,) )h(uld be gi/en a minimum tenure (f t7( year),irre)'ecti/e(f their date (f )u'erannuati(n .

"(7e/er, the directi(n 7a) (nly a guideline and n(t binding (n g(/ernment) . he !entre i) n(t in fa/(ur (f gi/ing a t7( year fi3ed tenure t( Ramanujam a) it c(ntra/ene) the All.India Ser/ice Rule) that g(/ern the retirement age (f I,S (fficial) . ;ut the !entre ha) n(t c(mmunicated it) deci)i(n t( the )tate g(/ernment yet a) it 7(uld lead t( a c(nflict bet7een the Su'reme !(urt guideline) and the All.India Ser/ice Rule). A) (f n(7, the !entre ha) gi/en fi3ed tenure) t( (nly )i3 '()t) . cabinet )ecretary, 9ni(n h(me )ecretary,defence )ecretary and direct(r) (f !;I, I; and RA&. If Ramanujam c(ntinue) a) *+, f(r t7( year), )i3 I,S (fficer), )(me e/en )eni(r t( him, 7(uld l()e the (''(rtunity t( bec(me )tate '(lice chief. 0(ur (ther) 7h( 7ere )eni(r t( him retired in the 'a)t 1= m(nth) 7hen he 7a) h(lding additi(nal charge (f )tate *+,.

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