M.Fredy Edward v. The Commissioner Of Customs

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.04.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR M.Fredy Edward ... Petitioner -vsThe Commissioner of Customs No.1, Williams Road Contonment, Tiruchirapalli-620 001 ... Respondent PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider petitioner's representation dated 27.11.2025.

For Petitioner :

Mr.K.Ravi

O R D E R

Registry has raised an objection regarding maintainability of this writ petition before this Court and accordingly, this writ petition is listed today under the caption "For Maintainability".

2. The petitioner herein is an employee retired from the Customs Department of the Union of India. Therefore, for any grievance with regard to his service and other benefits either while he was in service or after he retired from service, the appropriate remedy is before the Central Administrative Tribunal constituted under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, in the light of the law laid down by the Honourable Apex Court in the case of L.Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India, reported in (1997) 3 SCC 261.

3. In view of the above, the objection raised by the Registry is upheld.

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Return the original papers, if any, to the learned counsel for the petitioner, after retaining a photocopy of the same in the court bundle.

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MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.

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