Velmani v. The Home Secretary
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 11.06.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA W.P.(MD)No.14353 of 2025 Velmani ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Home Secretary, Home (Prison-VI) Department, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai-9.
2.The Director General of Prison, Prisons and Correctional Services, No.1, Gandhi Irwin Salai, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
3.The Deputy Inspector General, Prison and Correctional Services Department, Madurai Range, Madurai Central Prison Campus, New Jail Road, Madurai District.
4.The Jail Superintendent, Central Prison, Madurai District.
... Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grant 2 months of ordinary leave to the petitioner's husband namely Dharmar, who is undergoing sentence as ten years in Central Prison, Madurai, in pursuance of the petitioner's representation dated 10.05.2025 within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : M/s.S.Meena For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA,J.) This writ petition is filed to direct the respondents to grant 2 months of ordinary leave to the petitioner's husband, namely Dharmar, who is undergoing sentence as ten years in Central Prison, Madurai, in pursuance of the petitioner's representation dated 10.05.2025.
2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents. 3.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, on instructions, would submit
that the representation of the petitioner, dated 10.05.2025 has been considered and the same has been rejected by the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons(Range), Madurai, vide order dated 26.05.2025.
4.Recording the submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Writ Petition stands closed. No costs. [A.D.J.C., J.] & [R.P., J.] 11.06.2025 NCC:Yes/No Index:Yes/No Ns To 1.The Home Secretary, Home (Prison-VI) Department, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai-9.
2.The Director General of Prison, Prisons and Correctional Services, No.1, Gandhi Irwin Salai, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
3.The Deputy Inspector General, Prison and Correctional Services Department, Madurai Range, Madurai Central Prison Campus, New Jail Road, Madurai District.
4.The Jail Superintendent, Central Prison, Madurai District.
3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.
AND R.POORNIMA , J.
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