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T.Murugesan v. The Registrar General

Madras HC2 Jun 2025WP(MD)/13840/2025

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What is this about?

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), 02.06.2025, S.M. Subramaniam & Dr. A.D. Maria Clete, JJ. – W.P.(MD)No.13840 of 2025 dismissed as premature: writ petition/certiorari against inter-departmental communication or show cause notice not entertainable unless issued without jurisdiction or tainted with mala fide; petitioner free to reply before competent authority and challenge final order; maintainability, prematurity, Article 226.

What did the court decide?

No relief; Writ Petition dismissed with no costs, connected miscellaneous petitions closed, and liberty reserved to the petitioner to submit his explanation and, if aggrieved by final orders, to approach the Court. ¶¶30

T.Murugesan Vs The Registrar General — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.(MD)No.13840 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 02.06.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND

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THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE

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W.P.(MD)No.13840 of 2025 and

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W.M.P.(MD)Nos.10004 & 10005 of 2025

T.Murugan

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Registrar General, Madras High Court, Chennai-104.

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2.The Principal District Judge, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

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3.The Principal Subordinate Judge, Principal Subordinate Court, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District. ...Respondents

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PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of the impugned order in D.No. 5543/2023/B1, dated 24.08.2023 passed by the 2^nd respondent and quash the same as illegal.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.13840 of 2025

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For Petitioner : Mr.M.Pozhilan, for M/s.C.Arul Vadivel Associates For Respondents : Mr.M.Mahaboob Athiff

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. )

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The inter-departmental communication dated 24.08.2023 is sought to be assailed in the present Writ proceedings.

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2.The inter-departmental proceedings would provide no cause for instituting Writ proceedings under Article 226 of Constitution of India. The petitioner has to defend his case by filing particulars to be provided by the competent authorities by following procedures as contemplated under law. Thus, this Writ Petition is premature and not entertainable.

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3.No Writ against such inter-departmental proceedings or show cause notice is entertained, unless such proceedings are issued by an incompetent person having no jurisdiction or tainted with the allegation of mala fide. In normal circumstances, a person, on receipt of such show cause notice or departmental

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.13840 of 2025

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proceedings, has to respond to the same and defend his case, till such time final decision is taken by the competent authority and an order is passed and communicated.

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4.Therefore, the petitioner is at liberty to submit his explanation and defend his case with reference to the judgment if any or Government Orders and after passing final orders, if he is aggrieved, he is at liberty to approach the Court of law.

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5.With this observation, this Writ Petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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(S.M.S., J.) & (A.D.M.C., J.)

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02.06.2025 (2/2)

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NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No

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Yuva

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