T.Thilagavathi Alias Dorathy Samadhanam Thilagavathi v. The Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 29.06.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR and W.M.P.(MD) No.13393 of 2026 T.Thilakavathi @ Dorathy Samadhanam Thilakavathi ... Petitioner -vs1.The Secretary Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Fort St.George Chennai-600 009 2.The Director General of Police Office of the DGP No.1, Radhakrishnan Salai Mylapore, Chennai-600 004 3.The Principal Accountant General (A&E) and Audit Audit Bhavan 361, Annasalai Teynampet, Chennai-600 018

4.The Commissioner of Police Pudukottai Main Road Opp.Central Prision Subramaniapuram Trichy-620 023 5.The Superintendent of Police SP Office Pudukkottai Road Subramaniapuram Trichy-620 020 6.M.Jothi Ramalingam ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 5 to consider and dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 27.04.2026 and consequently forbearing the respondents from disbursing, releasing, settling or otherwise permitting withdrawal of the pensionary benefits, terminal benefits, retirement benefits, gratuity, leave encashment, commutation value of pension and all other retirement settlements payable to the sixth respondent M.Jothi Ramalingam.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Anandha Rajagopal For Respondents :

Mr.C.Jeganathan Counsel for the Govt. for R1, R2, R4 & R5 Mr.P.Gunasekaran for R3

O R D E R

Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing the matter at length, seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to pursue the other remedies available under law and he has also made an endorsement to that effect in the court bundle.

2. Recording the same, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

29.06.2026 NCC :

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Yes / No krk To:

1.The Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Director General of Police, Office of the DGP, No.1, Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

3.The Principal Accountant General (A&E) and Audit, Audit Bhavan, 361, Annasalai, Teynampet, Chennai-600 018.

4.The Commissioner of Police, Pudukottai Main Road, Opp.Central Prision, Subramaniapuram, Trichy-620 023.

5.The Superintendent of Police, SP Office, Pudukkottai Road, Subramaniapuram, Trichy-620 020.

MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.

krk and W.M.P.(MD) No.13393 of 2026 29.06.2026