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In the case of a juvenile, who had been tried under Section 19 of the Juvenile Justice [care and protection of children] Act, he would get protection from being disqualified for any future civil rights/employment,” he added. CHENNAI: After 14 long years, M Palani, a resident of Chennai, is all set to get his dream job with the Tamil Nadu police thanks to the intervention of Madras high court. He had cleared SSLC in May 1999 and later did his class XII. However, on January 21, 2004, the office of the DGP issued an order denying appointment to Palani on the grounds that he was punished for copying in the board exam.Aggrieved, Palani moved high court challenging the denial order. Representing Palani, advocate Balan Haridas submitted that the petitioner had not been involved in any crime within the Rule 14(b) of Tamil Nadu Special Police Subordinate Service Rules.“Assuming that the petitioner was involved in copying in +2 examinations, at that time the petitioner was only 17 years old, and, therefore, he was a juvenile..