The Superintendent of Police v. a.Sakthivel
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Writ Appeal WA No. 1772 of 2022, High Court of Judicature at Madras, decided 25-10-2025 (neutral citation 2025:MHC:2498); bench: S.M. Subramaniam J. (author) and Mohammed Shaffiq J.; advocates: Vadivelu Deenadayalan, Additional Government Pleader (for appellants), M/s. M.Guruprasad (for respondent). Parties: Superintendent of Police, Nagapattinam District; Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nagapattinam Police Range; Inspector of Police, Nagoor Police Station/Circle (appellants) v. A. Sakthivel, Secretary, Petroleum Corp. Ltd. - aal vivaasaaya Nilam Kaiyagappaduthapatta Vivasaaya Nila Urimaiyalargal Mattrum Vivasaayigal Maruvaazhvu Nala Sangam, Panangudi, Nagapattinam District (respondent). Subject: challenge to writ order dated 29.07.2022 in WP. No. 19106 of 2022 concerning police non-interference in a continuous sit-in protest from 01.08.2022; result: appeal disposed of as infructuous on account of efflux of time; no costs; connected miscellaneous petitions closed. Keywords: sit-in protest; police non-interference undertaking; writ appeal infructuous; Nagapattinam; Nagoor.