Vasantha Sumangala Devi v. The Secretary To Government,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.02.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA Vasantha Sumangala Devi ... Petitioner -vs1. The Secretary to Government Home Department (Prison) Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai-9
2. The Director General of Police Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services Tamil Nadu Prisons and Correctional Service Department, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai- 600 008.
3. The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Trichy Range, Race Course Road Kozhipannai Salai(Near SRM Hotel) Trichy- 620 023
4. The Deputy Inspector General of Prison Madurai Range, A.A Road, Arasaradi, Madurai- 625 016
5. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Trichy
6. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Madurai ....Respondents.
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to transfer the petitioner's son namely V.Arunkumar, S/o.Chandrabose, CP No.317, PID No.529032 from Central Prison Trichy to Central Prison, Madurai at the earliest, on basis of her representation dated 03.01.2023 in accordance with law within the time stipulated by this Court.
For Petitioner :
Mr.A.Mohamed Riyaz For Respondents :
Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.
2. Recording the same, the Writ Petition(Crl.) stands dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to challenge the rejection order dated 21.01.2026 [G.K.I., J.] [R.P., J.] 02.02.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No aav
To:
1. The Secretary to Government Home Department (Prison) Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai-9
2. The Director General of Police Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services Tamil Nadu Prisons and Correctional Service Department, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai- 600 008.
3. The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Trichy Range, Race Course Road Kozhipannai Salai(Near SRM Hotel) Trichy- 620 023
4. The Deputy Inspector General of Prison Madurai Range, A.A Road, Arasaradi, Madurai- 625 016
5. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Trichy
6. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Madurai
7. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN , J.
AND R.POORNIMA, J.
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