Muthukumar v. The Govt. Of India

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.08.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE and W.M.P.(MD) No.16044 of 2020 S.Muthukumar ... Petitioner -vs1.The Government of India rep.by its Secretary to Government Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology New Delhi 2.The Officer in Charge Unique Identification Authority of India Government of India Bangla Sahib Road Behind Kali Mandir Gole Market New Delhi-110 001 3.Unique Identification

Authority of India Regional Office Khanija Bhavan No.49, 3rd Floor South Wing Race Course Road Bengaluru-560 001 4.The State of Tamilnadu rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government Home Department Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 5.The Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu Health and Family Welfare Department Secretariat Chennai-600 009 6.The Director General of Police No.4, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai Mylapore, Chennai-600 004 7.The Commissioner of Police Madurai City, Madurai ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 4 to 6 to take appropriate steps to get aadhaar information from the respondents 1 to 3 to identify the unknown and unclaimed dead bodies by using their finger print so as to identify the deceased to fix the accused and to have decent burial to the departed souls by considering the petitioner's written representation dated

11.11.2020 in accordance with law.

For Petitioner :

No appearance For Respondents :

Mr.C.Nandagopal for R1 to R3 Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R4 & R5 Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor for R6 & R7

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.] On 05.08.2025, when the writ petition came up for consideration, none appeared on behalf of the petitioner and hence, the matter was directed to be listed today under the caption "for dismissal". Accordingly, this writ petition is listed today under the caption "for dismissal". Even today, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. In such circumstances, this Court is left with no other option except to dismiss the writ petition for nonprosecution.

2. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.

No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [S.M.S., J.] [A.D.M.C., J.] 07.08.2025 NCC :

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1.The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, New Delhi.

2.The Officer in Charge, Unique Identification Authority of India, Government of India, Bangla Sahib Road, Behind Kali Mandir, Gole Market, New Delhi-110 001.

3.Unique Identification Authority of India, Regional Office, Khanija Bhavan, No.49, 3rd Floor, South Wing Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001.

4.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department, State of Tamilnadu, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

5.The Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

6.The Director General of Police, No.4, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

7.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

and DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE , J.

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