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Madras High CourtWP Crl./14/2026disposed of

Mukesh Kumar Laxman Dutt Sharma v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep.By Its Home Secretary

2026-01-06Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira6 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06-01-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Mukesh Kumar Laxman Dutt Sharma S/o.Laxmandutt Hiralal Sharma, Director Vattenpure India LLP, Residing at No.601, Heritage Opus, 6th Floor, Prahlad Nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarath, Having Office at No.66A, 5th Street, Narasingapuram, Guindy, Chennai 600 032 Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by its Home Secretary, Fort St-George, Chennai 600 091 2.The Director General of Police, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-4 3.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai -7 4.Mr.Nandakumar Inspector of Police (Crime ), R-1- Mambalam Police Station, 5.Mahadevan, 6.Varalakshmi

7. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, T.Nagar Range, Chennai.

(R7 is impleaded vide order of this Court, dated 06.01.2026 ) Respondent(s) PRAYER This petition has been filed seeking for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to take necessary departmental action on the respondents 4 to 6 for mis-representation and misleading the Courts and who illegally arrested and remanded the petitioner in judicial custody by considering the petitioner's representation dated 04.12.2025. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.L.K. Charles Alexander For Respondents:

Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan, APP for R1 to 3

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to take necessary departmental action against the respondents 4 to 6 for their mis-representing and misleading the Courts and for illegally arresting and remanding the petitioner to judicial custody, by considering the petitioner's representation dated 04.12.2025. 2.The case of the petitioner is that he has sent a representation dated 04.12.2025 to the respondents 1 to 3 to take departmental action against the respondents 4 to 6 for illegality committed by them. Despite receipt of the said

representation, the respondents 1 to 3 have not taken any action and thereby the present writ petition has been filed.

3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that though the petitioner claims to have sent a representation by registered post, he has not enclosed the proof of delivery of the same to the respondents. However, he would submit that since the allegations have been made against the respondents 4 to 6, who are respectively, the Inspector of Police and the Sub-Inspector of Police (Crime), R-1, Mambalam Police Station, the Commissioner of Police, who is the third respondent herein, will forward the representation of the petitioner dated 04.12.2025 to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, T.Nagar Range, Chennai to conduct enquiry on the representation of the petitioner dated 04.12.2025.

4. In view of the above, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, T.Nagar Range, Chennai is suo motu impleaded as necessary party/7th respondent in this writ petition.

5.The third respondent shall forward the representation of the petitioner dated 04.12.2025 to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, T.Nagar Range, Chennai-17, who in turn, shall conduct enquiry and dispose of the same within a

period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6. With the above direction, this petition is disposed of. 06-01-2026 dn Index:Yes/No To 1.The Home Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St-George, Chennai 600 009 2.The Director General of Police Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-4 3.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai -7 4.Mr.Nandakumar Inspector of Police (Crime ), 5.Mahadevan, 6.Varalakshmi

7. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, T.Nagar Range, Chennai.

8.The Public Procecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai-109

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

dn 06-01-2026