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Prabhu v. The Director

2025-03-04Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 04.03.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI WP(MD)No.2547 of 2025 M.Prabhu ... Petitioner versus

1. The Director, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), No.293, M.K.N.Road, Alandur, Chennai - 600 016.

2. The Superintendent of Police, Southern Range, DVAC, Chennai - 16.

... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 2nd respondent to conduct enquiry and register a case against the alleged persons.

For Petitioner : M.Muniasamy For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

The petitioner claims that he is in possession of the property in Survey No. 146/1, 147/1 situated Melamuthukulathur Group, Muthukulathur Taluk, Ramanathapuram District and patta also stands in his name. However, the revenue officials, by receiving a bribe, cancelled the patta. Therefore, he has filed a petition before the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption and has also approached this Court seeking a direction to the second respondent to take action as against the erring officials.

2. It is reported that the petitioner has already filed a writ petition challenging the order of cancellation of patta passed by the District Revenue Officer, Ramanathapuram and same is pending before this Court in W.P.(MD)No.6567 of 2024. Apart from that, the petitioner has also filed a suit in O.S.No.73 of 2023 before the Sub Court, Muthukulathur and the same is also pending.

3. Therefore, this writ petition is closed with liberty to the 2/4

petitioner to workout his remedy in W.P.(MD)No.6567 of 2024. 04.03.2025 ogy NCC : Yes / No.

Index : Yes / No.

Internet:Yes / NO.

To

1. The Director, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), No.293, M.K.N.Road, Alandur, Chennai - 600 016.

2. The Superintendent of Police, Southern Range, DVAC, Chennai - 16.

3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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