P PERUMAL GOUNDER Vs. SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondent 1 to 3.

(2.) THE petitioner has stated that his son P.Venkatesan had been selected as an Armed Reserve police constable in the Tamilnadu Police Service. He had completed commando training and thereafter, he was posted in the office of the D.I.G. of Police, Chennai. Later, he was transferred to the Office of the District Superintendent of Police, Vellore. THEreafter, he was appointed as a personal security guard to Akbar Gouser, a private Unani practitioner at Vaniyambadi in the month of August, 1998. At that time when he was posted as a security guard to Akbar Gouser, he was 25 years old. When he was on duty as a personal security guard to Akbar Gouser, he had, expressed his dissatisfaction about his activities. THE petitioner has further stated that Akbar Gouser was giving treatment to persons who had come to him with various diseases and many of his patients had suffered serious consequences due to his unethical and unqualified medical practices. Some of the patients had died due to the callous ways of treatment meted out to them by Akbar Gouser. Akbar Gouser, who was a quack doctor had also amased huge amounts of wealth by various illegal means, using his gang of henchmen.

(3.) IN the counter affidavit filed by the third respondent, the allegations made by the petitioner have been denied. The claim of the petitioner that his son P. Venkatesan was not happy and was not satisfied with Akbar Gouser's behaviour and attitude is false. It is also false to state that Akbar Gouser had a dubious and notorious reputation for treating patients in unethical ways. IN fact, P. Venkatesan was cheerful and happy during his tenure as a personal security officer of Akbar Gouser. However, it was found that P. Venkatesan was having an affair with a girl by name Ramani and he had also stayed with her in a lodge by name `Gee Kay Residency' at No.69, SIPCOT, Ranipet, Vellore District, on 9.12.98 and 10.12.98.