Manthakalai v. The Home Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :25.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL Manthakalai ... Petitioner -Vs1. The Home Secretary Government of Tamil Nadu, St.George Fort, Chennai- 600 009.

2. The Director General of Police Beach Road, Mylapore, Chennai- 600 004.

3. The District Collector Madurai District, Madurai- 625 020

4. The Inspector General of Police South Zone Office Madurai.

5. The Superintendent of Police O/o the Superintendent of Police Surveyor Colony, Madurai 625 007

6. The Deputy Superintendent of Police O/o. Deputy Superintendent of Police Melur, Madurai District 1/7

7. The Inspector of Police Keezhavalavu Police Station, Keezhavalavu,Melur Madurai District

8. The Inspector of Police Thallakulam Police Station, Thallakulam, Madurai- 625 002

9. Gobinath Sub Inspector of Police Keezhavalavu Police Station, Currently Periyakulam Police Station Theni

10. Durairaj Sub Inspector of Police Keezhavalavu Police Station, Keezhavalavu,Melur Madurai District

11. Kannan Sub Inspector of Police Panangadi, Kottakudi Post, Melur Taluk, Madurai District

12. Manimaran Sub Inspector of Police Keezhavalavu Police Station, Melur, Madurai District

13. The Block Development Officer O/o. Block Development Office Melur Union, Madurai District

14. Raja

15. Ravi

16. Mookan

17. Nagaraj

18. Pandi 2/7

19. Muthu

20. Raja

21. Muthuraman

22. Mookkammal

23. Vasuki

24. Thavamani

25. Sirunila ... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 9 to conduct enquiry based on my representation dated 13.03.2019 and 09.04.2019 within the time frame as fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Muthusamundeeswaran For R1 to R8 : Mr. R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking for issuance of Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents 1 to 9 to conduct enquiry based on the representation dated 13.03.2019 and 09.04.2019 within the time frame as fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner has sent representation 13.03.2019 stating that due to election motive one Mookan, S/o. Palani has frequently assaulted the family members of the petitioner and thereby so many complaints were given against him. While the facts are being so, they 3/7

never permitted the petitioner and his wife from entering into the village. Thereafter they damaged the house of the petitioner and killed the goats the same was complained before the Sub Inspector of Police, Gopinath but no action was taken. Per contra the nineth respondent herein threatened the petitioner. On 18.03.2019 the son of the petitioner gave a representation before the official respondents. Thereafter the petitioner on 09.04.2019 sent a representation to the respondents 1 to 8 but there is no action, at the same time the Sub Inspector of Police, Maninaram threatened the petitioner to get back the complaint given by the petitioner against the Ravi, but the petitioned denied to do the same. Hence he has filed the present petition to consider the representation dated 09.04.2019

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the official respondents represented that already the representation of the petitioner was considered and the same was closed.

4. At this juncture the learned counsel for the petitioner represented that the closure report was not served on him. Today the closure report was also served to the learned counsel for the petitioner.

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5. Since already the matter was enquired by the police and closed, it is for the petitioner to agitate the same in the manner known to law, if he is aggrieved by the said closure report and hence nothing survives for further adjudication in this petition.

6. Accordingly this Writ Petition stands dismissed. No costs. 25.07.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No aav To

1. The Home Secretary Government of Tamil Nadu, St.George Fort, Chennai- 600 009.

2. The Director General of Police Beach Road, Mylapore, Chennai- 600 004.

3. The District Collector Madurai District, Madurai- 625 020

4. The Inspector General of Police South Zone Office Madurai.

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5. The Superintendent of Police O/o the Superintendent of Police Surveyor Colony, Madurai 625 007

6. The Deputy Superintendent of Police O/o. Deputy Superintendent of Police Melur, Madurai District

7. The Inspector of Police Keezhavalavu Police Station, Keezhavalavu,Melur Madurai District

8. The Inspector of Police Thallakulam Police Station, Thallakulam, Madurai- 625 002

9. The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Madurai.

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P.DHANABAL, J.

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