Is interference by taking a lenient view on misplaced sympathy in matters of discipline in a uniformed force desirable?

Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1955 — r.3(b) — Letters Patent — Clause 15 — Desertion — Removal from service — Scope of judicial review — Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1955 — r.3(b) — Uniformed force — Lenient view undesirable — Held: Interference by taking a lenient view on misplaced sympathy in matters of discipline in a uniformed force is not desirable and falls beyond the realm of judicial review. (¶10) Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1955 — r.3(b) — Habitual desertion — Removal justified — Held further: Habitual desertion within a short span of service excludes any lenient view, since the morale and discipline of the force would otherwise be paralyzed. (¶9, 11) Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1955 — Circular — First time deserter only — Held further: A circular permitting reconsideration of a first time deserter does not apply where the deserter did not report within sixty days. Writ appeal allowed. (¶2, 11)