Shankar v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.03.2026 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN & W.M.P.No.9480 of 2026 Shankar S/o. R. Venkatraman No.07, Swarna Jayanthi Apartments VC Garden, 3rd Street, Mandaveli Chennai-28.

Petitioner(s) Vs The Secretary to Government Department of Civil Supplies Food and Consumer Protection Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat Chennai-600 009.

Respondent(s) Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to forthwith pass orders immediately permitting the Presidents and Members of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and the District

Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions, comprised in State of Tamil Nadu to continue in office until the completion of the recruitment process under the new Rules, in compliance with judgment of the Honble Supreme Court in Ganeshkumar Rajeshwarrao Selukar and Ors. vs. Mahendra Bhaskar Limaye and Ors. (2025) 8 SCC 634. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.P.K.Rajagopal For M/s.R.Chandra Sudan For Respondent(s): M/s. Akila Rajendran Government Advocate

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) By way of public interest litigation, the following relief is sought:

"a writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to forthwith pass orders immediately permitting the Presidents and Members of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions, comprised in State of Tamil Nadu to continue in office until the completion of the recruitment process under the new Rules, in compliance with judgment of the Honble Supreme Court in Ganeshkumar Rajeshwarrao Selukar and Ors. vs. Mahendra Bhaskar Limaye and Ors. (2025) 8 SCC 634."

2. Direction to respondent, as sought by petitioner, to permit the Chairman and Members to continue in the office, cannot be issued at the instance of petitioner.

3. Petition is misconceived and accordingly, it is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the interim application is also dismissed.

(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 03.03.2026 Index :

Yes/No Yes/No kpl To The Secretary to Government Department of Civil Supplies Food and Consumer Protection Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat Chennai-600 009.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J.

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