A. Hathija Ammal v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 11.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN and W.M.P.(MD).Nos.23049 and 23050 of 2024 A.Hajitha Ammal ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing, Trichy Region, Trichy District.

2.The Joint Sub Registrar No.1, Pillaiyarpatti, Thanjavur.

...Respondents

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of the impugned order of the 1st respondent in C.No.256-344/DSP/ EOW/TRICHY/2023 dated 20.07.2023 insofar as the petitioner's properties (Serial No.9, Plot No.15 in Old T.S.No.3134/5, New T.S.No.3134/40 and Plot No.54 in Old T.S.No.3134/9, New T.S.No.3134/43, situated in Block No.1, Municipal 6th Ward, Pulianthoppu, Thanjavur) are concerned and quash the same.

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For Petitioner : Mr.A.Arun Ramnath for Mr.I.Robert Chandra Kumar For R-1 : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The petitioner has sought for a Writ of Certiorari to quash the impugned communication of the first respondent dated 20.07.2023.

2. The first respondent, by the impugned communication, had directed the second respondent not to entertain registration of any document pertaining to the petitioner's property and other properties as their properties were involved in Crime No.78 of 2021 registered for the offences under Section 406 and 420 IPC @ 406, 420, 120(b) IPC, Section 5 of TNPID Act and Section 3, 5, 21(1)(2)(3), 23 and 25 of BUDS Act, 2019.

3. It is reported by the learned counsel for the petitioner that this Court in the case of M.Basheer Ahamed Vs. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing, Trichy District and others in W.P.(MD).Nos.24433, 24750, 24751 and 24752 of 2023, by order dated 10.11.2023, had quashed the impugned communication dated 20.07.2023, in which, the petitioner's property 2/5

was also included. In view of the above order passed by this Court, the petitioner has also been benefitted.

4. Hence, no separate orders are required. However, it is made clear that the petitioner's property cannot be subject to any restriction pursuant to the impugned communication. It is also made clear that the order passed by this Court would not prevent the respondents from proceeding against the properties, if required, by following the procedure prescribed under law.

5. With the above observations, this Writ Petition stands closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing, Trichy Region, Trichy District.

2.The Joint Sub Registrar No.1, Pillaiyarpatti, Thanjavur.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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