Madras High CourtWP(MD)/10744/2021dismissed as infructuous

Neelammal v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

2021-08-04Honourable Mrs Justice J. Nisha Banu,Honourable Mr Justice V. Bharathidasan3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.08.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU and W.M.P.(MD) No.8363 of 2021 Neelammal ... Petitioner -vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department, Fort St. George, Chennai.

2.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, 3.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Social Welfare Department, 4.The Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Tamilnadu Prisons and Correctional Services Department, No.6, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

5.The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Madurai Division, Madurai.

6.The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Madurai - 625 016.

7.The Dean, Madurai Rajaji Government Hospital, Madurai.

8.The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Court Campus, Madurai - 625 020.

9.The Inspector of Police, Vadasery Police Station, Kanyakumari District.

... Respondents 1/3

PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents to release the petitioner on the basis of the Rule 632, 633, 635, 636 of the Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 1983 forthwith and direct the respondents for admitting the petitioner in any private or Government home after her premature release in the interest of justice.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondent :

Mr.S.Ravi Nos.1 to 7 & 9 Standing Counsel for Government

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by V.BHARATHIDASAN, J.) It is represented that pending Writ Petition, the petitioner has died. Hence, the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is also dismissed. No costs.

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sj To:

1.The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department, Fort St. George,Chennai.

2.The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, 2/3

3.The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Social Welfare Department, 4.The Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Tamilnadu Prisons and Correctional Services Department, No.6, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.