Madras High CourtWP(MD)/25486/2024disposed of

Karthikeyan v. The Commissioner Of Police

2024-10-25Honourable Mr Justice K.Murali Shankar6 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.10.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR W.P.(MD)No.25486 of 2024 1.Karthikeyan Joint Treasurer of Trichy District Waste Paper Association (TDWPA) Proprietor of New Amman Enterprises 2.Packiaraj Member of Trichy District Waste Paper Association (TDWPA) Proprietor of Sree Balaji Waste Paper 3.Mohammed Usuf Member of Trichy District Waste Paper Association (TDWPA) Proprietor of Abu Bakkar @ Sons

...Petitioners

Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Police, Trichy City, 2.The Inspector of Police, Gandhi Market Police Station, Trichy Town, 1/6

3.The Inspector of Police, Srirangam Police Station, Srirangam, ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to forward the complaint dated 19.10.2024 sent by the petitioner, the office bearers of the Trichy District Waste Paper Association, (TDWPA), Registered No. SRG/Trichy/149/2023, to the respondents 2 and 3 for taking appropriate action. For Petitioners : Mr.A.Saravanan For Respondents : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The Writ Petition has been filed seeking orders to direct the first respondent to forward the complaint dated 19.10.2024 sent by the writ petitioners, the office bearers of the Trichy District Waste Paper Association, (TDWPA), Registered No. SRG/Trichy/149/2023, to the respondents 2 and 3 for taking appropriate action.

2. Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor takes notice for the respondents. By consent, this writ petition 2/6

is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioners would submit that though the writ petitioners representing the Trichy District Waste Paper Association have given complaints to the first respondent, there was no further action on the part of the first respondent and that the first respondent has not even forwarded the complaint to the third respondent.

4. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the first respondent may be directed to forward the writ petitioners' complaint to the third respondent.

5. Recording the submissions made on either side, the first respondent is directed to forward the writ petitioners' complaint dated 19.10.2024 to the third respondent and on receipt of the same, the third respondent is directed to consider the same and take a decision within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the complaint from the 3/6

office of the first respondent.

6. With the above directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.

25.10.2024 NCC :Yes/No Index :Yes/No Internet : Yes/ No csm To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Trichy City, 2.The Inspector of Police, Gandhi Market Police Station, Trichy Town, 3.The Inspector of Police, Srirangam Police Station, Srirangam, 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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K.MURALI SHANKAR, J csm Order made in W.P.(MD)No.25486 of 2024 Dated : 25.10.2024 6/6