The Additional Director General Of Police v. Rama Ravikumar

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.02.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN and C.M.P.(MD)No.19917 of 2025 The Additional Director General of Police, Law & Order, Police Headquarters, Chennai - 600 009.

... Appellant -vs1.Rama. Ravikumar 2.K.J.Praveenkumar, IAS, District Collector, 3.J.Loganathan, IPS, The Commissioner of Police,

4.Yagna Narayanan, Executive Officer, Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, Thirupparankundram, 5.The Union Home Secretary, Government of India, New Delhi.

6.A.G.Inigo Divyan, DCP (South), ... Respondents PRAYER: Letter Patent Appeal filed under Clause XV of the Letters Patent Act, praying to praying to set aside the order dated 09.12.2025 passed in Contempt Petition (MD)No.3594 of 2025 and allow this Letters Patent Appeal.

For Appellant : Mr.J.Ravindran, Additional Advocate General, Assisted by Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Government Pleader For Respondent No.1 : Mr.G.Karthikeyan Senior Counsel for Mr.RM.Arun Swaminathan For Respondent No.3 : Mr.S.Ravi

Additional Public Prosecutor

JUDGMENT

[Judgment of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.] When the batch of LPAs were taken up for hearing, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the appellant would submit that the present L.P.A.(MD)No.14 of 2025 is not pressed and seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the same. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the court bundle.

2.Accordingly, this Letters Patent Appeal stands dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

[G.J., J.] & [K.K.R.K., J.] 23.02.2026 NCC :

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To 1.The Additional Director General of Police, Law & Order, Police Headquarters, Chennai - 600 009.

2.K.J.Praveenkumar, IAS, District Collector, 3.J.Loganathan, IPS, The Commissioner of Police, 4.Yagna Narayanan, Executive Officer, Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, Thirupparankundram,

5.The Union Home Secretary, Government of India, New Delhi.

6.A.G.Inigo Divyan, DCP (South),

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

MR 23.02.2026