Banumathi v. The Home Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.05.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P.(MD)No.14603 of 2025 Banumathi ... Petitioner -Vs1.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 Correction Services Department, Madurai Range, Madurai Central Prison Campus, New Jail Road, 4.The Jail Superintendent, Central Prison, ... 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 without an escort to the husband of the petitioner namely Alexpandian, who is undergoing sentence as life convict 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 : Mr..K.Pandipriya For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthilkumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.SRIMATHY,J.) This writ petition has been filed for issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant two months of ordinary leave without an escort to the husband of the petitioner namely, Alexpandian, who is undergoing sentence as life convict in Central Prison, Madurai, in pursuance of the petitioner's representation dated 10.05.2025.

2.Heard Mr..K.Pandipriya, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.T.Senthilkumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.

3. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstance of the case and the limited relief sought for in the writ petition and without going into the merits

of the case, there shall be a direction to the respondents to consider the representation made by the petitioner dated 10.05.2025 strictly in accordance with law and take a decision within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4.With the above direction, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.

[S.S.Y., J.] & [R.V., J.] 21.05.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No 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 Correction Services Department, Madurai Range, Madurai Central Prison Campus, New Jail Road,

S.SRIMATHY , J.

AND R.VIJAYAKUMAR , J.

Ns 4.The Jail Superintendent, Central Prison, 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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