Disposed

N.Narthika v. The State of Tamil Nadu

Madras HC26 Jul 2021WP/15161/2021

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

This order directs State Prison authorities to consider the petitioner's father's application for leave to attend a death ceremony and dispose of the same within two weeks. No costs were awarded. The core subject is prisoner leave application disposal timelines.

What did the court decide?

Direction to Prison authorities to consider representation and dispose within two weeks; no costs.

N.Narthika Vs The State of Tamil Nadu — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Madras HC (2021)

¶1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

¶2

DATED 26.07.2021

¶3

CORAM

¶4

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN

W.P.No.15161 of 2021

N.Narthika

.. Petitioner

Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government Home (Prison) Department

¶10

Tamil Nadu Government Chief Secretariat

¶11

Fort St. George, Chennai-9

¶12

The Additional Director General of Police/ IG of Prisons C.M.D.A Towers-II, No.1

¶13

Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore

¶14

Chennai – 600 008

¶15

The Superintendent Central Prison Salem, Tamil Nadu .. Respondents

¶16

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Mandamus directing the 3^rd respondent to grant leave/parole for 1 week i.e., from 24.07.2021 to 30.07.2021 to the petitioner's father, the detenu Nagarajan @ Koozhai Nagarajan, Convict No.CT 8161, now confined at Central Prison, Salem to perform his duties on his elder brother's 30^th day death ceremony

¶17

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Mohanakrishnan For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side)

¶18

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

¶19

O R D E R

¶20

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.]

¶21

It is the case of the petitioner that her father viz., Nagarajan @ Koozhai Nagarajan, is a convict prisoner (CT.No.8161) and is lodged in the Central Prison, Salem. It is her further case that an application for leave under the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules, 1982 was submitted to the authorities on 07.07.2021 and that they have not passed any orders thereon; hence, the petition.

¶22

On instructions, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that if sometime is granted, the petitioner's representation dated 07.07.2021 would be considered and decided on merits.

¶23

Recording the same, this petition is closed with a direction to the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Coimbatore Range and the Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem to consider the petitioner's representation and dispose of the same within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

¶24

Sd/-

¶25

Assistant Registrar(CO-V)

¶26

//True Copy//

¶27

Sub Assistant Registrar

¶28

gya

¶29

¶30

The Principal Secretary to Government Home (Prison) Department Tamil Nadu Government Chief Secretariat Fort St. George, Chennai-9

¶31

The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Coimbatore Range, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore

¶32

The Additional Director General of Police/

¶33

IG of Prisons, C.M.D.A Towers-II, No.1

¶34

Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore

¶35

Chennai – 600 008

¶36

The Superintendent Central Prison, Salem, Tamil Nadu

¶37

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

¶38

The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras

¶39

+1cc to Mr.G.Mohanakrishnan, Advocate, S.R.No.35662

¶40

W.P.No.15161 of 2021

¶41

SMI(CO) CT(23/08/2021)

¶42

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

N.Narthika v. The State of Tamil Nadu

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

N.Narthika v. The State of Tamil Nadu

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Priya Vs the Secretary to Govt

Usha Rani Vs the Secretary to the Government

M.Kamalakannan Vs the Secretary to the Government

Ajith Kumar Vs the State of Tamil Nadu

P.Valli Vs the Secretary to Government

Ganga Devi Vs State Rep by