R.Kalaiselvan v. The Director General Of Prison And Correctional Services
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10.02.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI R.Kalaiselvan ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Director General of Prison and Correctional Services, Prison Headquarters, Egmore, Chennai - 08.
2.The Superintendent of Prison, District Prison, Pudukottai.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, District Prison, Nagapattinam.
5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy.
...Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent no.1 to 3 herein to re-consider the petitioner transfer 1/5
within a stipulated time period in accordance with law on the basis of the representation dated 13.12.2025.
For Petitioner : Mr.C.Senthil Murugan For Respondents : Mr.C.Venkatesh Kumar Special Government Pleader
O R D E R
The petitioner, an ex-serviceman is working in the Prison Department as Chief Head Warden at Pudukkottai. On 11.08.2025, he has been transferred to the Central Prison, Coimbatore. Accordingly, he joined duty on 19.08.2025 and serving there till now. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has to take care of her aged mother and his daughter, who is having mental disorder issue. Therefore, the petitioner has submitted a representation on 13.12.2025, to the Director General of Prison and Correctional Services, Prison Headquarters, Chennai, to accommodate him in and around Tiruvarur District. Since the representation of this petitioner has not yet been considered by the respondents, the petitioner has approached this Court. 2/5
2.The petitioner claims that he is at the verge of retirement. In the event, if he is posted nearby Thiruvarur, he will be able to take care of his aged mother and his differently abled daughter.
3.The petitioner has not challenged the order of transfer and he joined in the transferred place on 19.08.2025 and from there, he made a representation to accommodate him in and around Tiruvarur District on the ground that he has to take care of his aged mother and his differently abled daughter.
4.In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider the case of the petitioner sympathetically, after verifying the averments made in the petition and can accommodate him, nearby Tiruvarur District. No costs.
10.02.2026 Index:Yes vrn 3/5
To 1.The Director General of Prison and Correctional Services, Prison Headquarters, Egmore, Chennai - 08.
2.The Superintendent of Prison, District Prison, Pudukottai.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, District Prison, Nagapattinam.
5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Trichy.
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B.PUGALENDHI, J.
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