G.Sudhakar @ Mani v. State of Tamil Nadu
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.No.9938 of 1995; G. Sudhakar @ Mani v. State of Tamil Nadu & others (Superintendent of Police and Inspector of Police, Flower Bazaar P.S., Prohibition Enforcement Wing); High Court of Judicature at Madras; Division Bench M.S. Ramesh and N. Senthilkumar, JJ.; decided 24.04.2025; writ petition under Article 226 seeking declaration that Section 14(4) Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act is unconstitutional; dismissed for non-prosecution / non-appearance of petitioner; no costs; no merits adjudication; respondents' counsel R. Muniyapparaj, Additional Public Prosecutor, assisted by M. Sylvester John.
What did the court decide?
As there was no representation for the petitioner when the matter was taken up (despite earlier adjournments at the petitioner's counsel's request), the Writ Petition stands dismissed for non-prosecution, with no order as to costs; the constitutional challenge to Section 14(4) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act was not adjudicated on merits.