M.Jayalakshmi, v. the Secretary to Government of
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.No.7177 of 2012, High Court of Judicature at Madras, dismissed for non-prosecution on 13.08.2025 by Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J. Subject matter: writ of certiorarified mandamus under Article 226 to quash G.O(Ms) No.534 Home (Police-3) Department dated 06.07.2009 issued by Tamil Nadu Home Department; claim for promotion as Inspector of Police ahead of / immediately after Sub-Inspectors appointed into service on 24.05.2000; consequential service and monetary benefits. Counsel unable to obtain instructions from petitioners; petitioners deemed not interested to prosecute; dismissed without costs. Respondents included the Director General of Police and 48 Sub-Inspectors of Police (Chennai City Police, CBCID, Kancheepuram). No case law treated; no merits decided; cite only for the bare fact of dismissal for non-prosecution.
What did the court decide?
As learned counsel for the petitioners represented that, despite best efforts, he was unable to get instructions from the petitioners, and it appeared that the petitioners were not interested to prosecute the writ petition, the writ petition was dismissed for non-prosecution, without costs.