The Madras High Court dismissed writ petitions by Special Sub-Inspector and Inspector challenging the recovery of Rs.1,93,548 and Rs.2,56,452 from their salaries toward the compensation the State paid for the 1997 custodial death of lorry driver [name withheld] at Pollachi West police station. The court held that the findings of third-degree torture recorded in the earlier compensation judgment (W.P. No.19702 of 2000) had become final and could not be collaterally challenged. It held that the officers' acquittal in the criminal trial and the outcomes of departmental proceedings did not debar recovery, since the State, having paid compensation on vicarious liability, was entitled to be indemnified by the officers whose liability was direct. Both writ petitions were dismissed and the recovery orders sustained. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.
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How verification works →By judgment dated 10 April 2012 in W.P. Nos. 8910 and 9106 of 2009, the Madras High Court (Coram: K. Chandru, J.) returned findings adverse to 2 police personnel, namely: Special Sub-Inspector of Police, Pollachi West Police Station, Coimbatore District; Inspector of Police, Coastal Security Group (formerly Sub-Inspector, Pollachi West Police Station), and directed payment of compensation of Rs 4.5 lakh (Rs 4,50,000).
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The Madras High Court judgment dated 10 April 2012 is the concluded position shown in the cited sources.
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Official finding: supports allegation.
Holding not recorded separately.
“It is not as if the petitioners can indulge in illegal acts for which the State has only vicarious liability, whereas the liability of the petitioners is direct.” (para 13)
The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 450,000.
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Corrections (0): No corrections recorded.
Review: Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded.
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