Theerthagiri Vs The Tamilnadu State Human Rights… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

Theerthagiri Vs The Tamilnadu State Human Rights… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Impugned SHRC recommendation (S.H.R.C Case No.8582 of 2018, dated 19.11.2020) stands effaced in its entirety without expression of any view on merits; W.P.No.10 of 2021 and W.M.P.No.9 of 2021 disposed of as closed; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of certiorari should issue under Article 226 of the Constitution calling for the records of, and quashing, the impugned recommendation dated 19.11.2020 in S.H.R.C.No.8582 of 2018 of the State Human Rights Commission, whereby compensation of Rs.50,000/- was ordered to the sixth respondent. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

In light of the settlement narrative, the impugned order of SHRC stands effaced in its entirety, obviously without expression of any view on merits one way or the other.

Key takeaways

The captioned writ petition has served its purpose and the writ motion petition thereat has become infructuous; both are disposed of as closed, and there shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶39

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (order of the Court made by M.SUNDAR, J.; coram also comprising MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.) — W.P.No.10 of 2021 & W.M.P.No.9 of 2021, decided 08.09.2025. A Sub Inspector of Police (Thiru.Theerthagiri) filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the recommendation dated 19.11.2020 in S.H.R.C Case No.8582 of 2018 of the Tamilnadu State Human Rights Commission, whereby compensation of Rs.50,000/- was ordered to the sixth respondent (Thiru.N.Boobalan S/o.Narasimmalu) with a further observation that the amount could be recovered from the writ petitioner, who was the second respondent before SHRC. Before the Court could pass orders, learned counsel for the sixth respondent submitted, on instructions, that the underlying complaint dated 05.09.2020 was no longer being pressed before SHRC, the matter having been given a quietus between the sixth respondent and the writ petitioner, and made a corresponding endorsement in the case file. Holding: in the light of that narrative, the impugned order of SHRC stands effaced in its entirety, obviously without expression of any view on merits one way or the other; the captioned writ petition has served its purpose and the WMP thereat has become infructuous; both were disposed of as closed with no order as to costs. No precedent was cited and no merits-based finding was made by this Court.

W.P.No.10 of 2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR

W.P.No.10 of 2021 &

W.M.P.No.9 of 2021

Thiru.Theerthagiri Sub Inspector of Police Valasaravaakam Police Station Chennai

Now he presently working as Sub Inspector of Police West Zone

Greater Chennai

... Petitioner

Vs.

The Tamilnadu State Human Rights Commission Represented by its Registrar 143, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai Greenways Road Adayar, Chennai - 600 028

The Government of Tamilnadu Rep. by its Joint Secretary to Government Home (POL - IVA) Department Secretariat

Chennai - 600 009

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W.P.No.10 of 2021

The Director General of Police Office of the Director General of Police Chennai - 04

The Principal Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai - 09

The Special Secretary to Government Public (HR) Department Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009

Thiru.N.Boobalan S/o.Narasimmalu

... Respondents

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records of the impugned order of the State Human Rights Commission/1st Respondent in its proceedings S.H.R.C.No.8582 of 2018 dated 19.11.2020 and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Ms.L.Meenakshi for Mr.M.Dinesh

For Respondents : Ms.P.Prema for R1 (SHRC) Mr.P.Balathandayutham Special Govt. Pleader for R2 to R5 Mr.R.Sreerangan for R6

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W.P.No.10 of 2021

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J. ]

A complaint dated 05.09.2020 given by sixth respondent (Thiru.N.Boobalan, son of Thiru.Narasimmalu) before us in 'State Human Rights Commission' ['SHRC' for the sake of brevity] complaining of violation of human rights culminated in a 'recommendation dated 19.11.2020 in S.H.R.C Case No.8582 of 2018' [hereinafter 'impugned order' for the sake of convenience] wherein and whereby compensation of Rs.50,000/- to sixth respondent was ordered with a further observation that the same can be recovered from second respondent before SHRC (to be noted, second respondent before SHRC is the sole writ petitioner before us).

Mr.R.Sreerangan, learned counsel for sixth respondent submits, on instructions, that sixth respondent is now not pressing the aforesaid 05.09.2020 complaint before SHRC as the matter has been given a quietus as between sixth respondent and writ petitioner. Saying so, learned counsel has made an endorsement in the case file and a scanned reproduction of the same is as follows:

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W.P.No.10 of 2021

In the light of the narrative thus far, we deem it appropriate to say that the impugned order of SHRC stands effaced in its entirety, obviously without expression of any view on merits one way or the other.

Captioned WP has served its purpose and WMP thereat has become infructuous and the same are disposed of as closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No gpa

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W.P.No.10 of 2021

To

The District Collector Chennai District Collectorate Singaravelar Malligai, Chennai

The Tahsildar Ambattur Taluk, Ambattur, Chennai

The Executive Engineer Zone VII, Greater Chennai Corporation Chennai - 600 053

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W.P.No.10 of 2021

M.SUNDAR, J., and MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.,

gpa

W.P.No.10 of 2021

08.09.2025

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