R.Jamuna v. the Government of Puducherry
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.No.11990 of 2024 & W.M.P.No.13087 of 2024, decided 24.01.2025; Bench: K.R.Shriram, Chief Justice (author) and Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J. Petitioner R.Jamuna (counsel Ms.S.Meenakshi) sought mandamus against Government of Puducherry and Department of Women and Child Development (counsel Mr.S.Ravee Kumar, Government Advocate (Puducherry)) to fill vacancies of Chairperson and Members of the Puducherry Women's Commission. Petition disposed as moot after notification dated 13.01.2025 reconstituting the Commission under Section 5(1), Puducherry Women's Commission Act, 2001, was taken on record; no order as to costs; interim application also disposed. Statutes referenced: Article 226, Constitution of India; Section 5(1), Puducherry Women's Commission Act, 2001. No precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is disposed of, with no order as to costs, and the connected interim application also stands disposed of.