Bala v. The Director General Of Prisons,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.04.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN W.P.Crl.(MD).No.1439 of 2026 Bala ......

Petitioner Vs.

1.The Director General of Prisons, Tamil Nadu Prison Headquareters, Thaalamuthu Nadarasar Maligai (II Floor), Gandhi Irwin Road, Chennai-600 008.

2.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons (Correctional Services), Madurai Range, Central Prison, New Jail Road, Madurai- 625 016.

3.The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison, New Jail Road, Madurai- 625 016.

4.The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

...... Respondents

Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for records relating to the impugned order of Respondent No.3, dated 29.01.2026 quash the same in bad in law and transfer of Petitioner's husband, life Convict Komban Kombiaya S/o. Esakki Thevar, aged about 55 (PID No.231654), presently confined at Madurai Central Prison, seeking transfer to Palayamkottai Central Prison, Tirunelveli, on humanitarian and medical grounds within a time frame fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.SMS Jinnah For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.] After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, we were not inclined to allow this Writ Petition, Hence, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks for permission to withdraw this Writ Petition and has made an endorsement to that effect.

2. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. It is left open to the petitioner to renew the request in future. No costs. [N.A.V., J.] & [K.K.R.K., J.] 02.04.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Indu To 1.The Director General of Prisons, Tamil Nadu Prison Headquareters, Thaalamuthu Nadarasar Maligai (II Floor), Gandhi Irwin Road, Chennai-600 008.

2.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons (Correctional Services), Madurai Range, Central Prison, New Jail Road, Madurai- 625 016.

3.The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison, New Jail Road, Madurai- 625 016.

4.The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

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

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

Indu W.P.Crl.(MD).No.1439 of 2026 02.04.2026