Nagaraj v. The Registrar (Law Fac)

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.06.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.5572 & 5573 of 2025 Nagaraj ... Petitioner -vsThe Registrar (Law FAC) The State Human Rights Commission TamilNadu No.143, P.S.Kumarasamyraja Salai Greenways Road Chennai-28 ... Respondent PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the impugned notice issued by the respondent in Case No.1483/2016/HC3 dated 18.12.2024 and quash the same insofar as petitioner is concerned.

For Petitioner :

Mr.C.Jeganathan For Respondent :

Mr.R.Karunanidhi

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.] The summon issued by the State Human Rights Commission in Case No.1483/2016/HC3, dated 18.12.2024, is under challenge in this writ petition.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is a public servant and retired from service. However, all these factual defence are to be stated before the State Human Rights Commission by the petitioner for passing appropriate orders. Contrarily, High Court, in exercise of the power of judicial review, cannot adjudicate the disputed facts, which are sub judice before the State Human Rights Commission constituted under the provisions of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. Thus, the petitioner, is at liberty to respond to the impugned summon by approaching the State Human Rights Commission in the manner as contemplated under the Act and Rules in force.

3. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. [S.M.S., J.] [A.D.M.C., J.] 16.06.2025 NCC :

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The Registrar (Law FAC), The State Human Rights Commission, TamilNadu, No.143, P.S.Kumarasamyraja Salai, Greenways Road, Chennai-28.

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

and DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE , J.

krk and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.5572 & 5573 of 2025 16.06.2025