Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.No.21303 of 2021, decided 11.08.2025 by N. Sathish Kumar, J. Petitioner D.Jayakumar sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 to transfer investigation of FIR Nos. 139 of 2020 and 1390 of 2021 (Kancheepuram) to the CBI and action against erring police officials and respondents 5 and 6. Investigation already complete; final report in S.C.No.173 of 2021 (Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chegalpattu) quashed in Crl.O.P.No.5571 of 2023 on 27.03.2025; nothing survived; petition dismissed as infructuous, no costs, connected WMP.No.22544 of 2021 closed. Keywords: transfer of investigation, CBI, mandamus, infructuous, quashed final report.
What did the court decide?
Since the investigation was already completed and the final report in S.C.No.173 of 2021 had been quashed by this Court in Crl.O.P.No.5571 of 2023 (order dated 27.03.2025), no purpose would be served in directing the transfer of the investigation; the writ petition was accordingly dismissed as infructuous, with no costs, and the connected miscellaneous petition (WMP.No.22544 of 2021) was closed.