Petitioner, a convict prisoner, filed a writ petition seeking ordinary leave to attend to family medical and marriage matters. The petition was withdrawn during the hearing and dismissed without the court addressing any substantive legal issue.
The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn. Costs awarded to the State.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED 29.04.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN
W.P. No.9011 of 2021
S.Pachayappan Petitioner
Vs.
1 The Principal Secretary
Government of Tamil Nadu
Home Department
Secretariat
Chennai 600 009
2 The Director General of Police and
I.G. of Prisons
Prison Head Office
Egmore
Chennai 600 008
3 The Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison
Cuddalore Respondents
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of
India seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 and
2 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 11.01.2021
and release the petitioner, viz., Pachayappan, S/o.Sundaram,
aged 55 years, Convict Prisoner, Central Prison, Cuddalore on
ordinary leave for 30 days for the purpose of making
arrangements for his wife's medical treatment and his daughter's
marriage decision.
For petitioner : Mr.Pugalenthi
For respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar,
Addl. Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.]
Today, when this writ petition was taken up via video conferencing, the learned counsel for the petitioner pleaded that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS-VI)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
gya
To
1 The Principal Secretary
Government of Tamil Nadu
Home Department
Secretariat
Chennai 600 009
2 The Director General of Police and
I.G. of Prisons
Prison Head Office
Egmore
Chennai 600 008
3 The Superintendent of Prisons
Central Prison
Cuddalore
4 The Public Prosecutor
High Court, Madras.
W.P. No.9011 of 2021
VBM(CO)
CB(06/07/2021)
S.Pachayappan
The Principal Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department
The Director General of Police and I.G. of Prisons
The Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison, Cuddalore
P.N.PRAKASH
R.PONGIAPPAN
As recorded by the court registry
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