N.Arunachalam v. The Principal Secretary To Government Of Tamil Nadu

2025:MHC:1740

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDER Writ Petition No. 27177 of 2025 and W.M.P.Nos.30497, 30498, 30501 & 30502 of 2025 N.Arunachalam .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Registrar General, High Court of Madras, Chennai - 600 104.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the impugned suspension order in R.O.C.No.461/2017/VC/B2, dated 08.08.2022 issued by the 2nd respondent and impugned charge memo in R.O.C.No.461/2017/VC, dated 04.07.2024 issued by the 2nd respondent and impugned retention order in R.O.C.No.461/2017/VC/B2, dated 27.02.2025 1/4

issued by the 2nd respondent and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary, non-est in law and consequently, direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to peacefully retire from service with effect from 28.02.2025 with all terminal, monetary and attendant benefits within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mrs.Dakshayani Reddy, Senior Counsel for Mr.A.Maheshnath For Respondents : Mr.Suhrith Partharasarathy, Standing Counsel for R2 *****

ORDER

(Order of the Court was delivered by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this Writ Petition and he has also made the following endorsement : "The petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the Writ Petition without prejudice to raise his right in the disciplinary proceedings. "

2. In view of the submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. If the subsistence allowance remains unpaid the same shall be paid at the earliest. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous Petitions are 2/4

closed.

(R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) (K. SURENDER, J.) 22.07.2025 dsa Index : No Internet : Yes : No Speaking order To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Registrar General, High Court of Madras, Chennai - 600 104.

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R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.

and K. SURENDER, J.

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