Eswaran .M.R v. The Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(MD) No.20187 of 2022; Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; decided 28.11.2025 by Abdul Quddhose J. Petitioner M.R.Eswaran sought mandamus directing Secretary/Director, Department of Information and Public Relation, Tamil Nadu, to act on representations of 26.07.2022 and 28.06.2022 for legal action against fifth respondent Selvanayaki over alleged misappropriation of funds for Collector's building materials at Dindigul. Additional Government Pleader A.Baskaran reported fifth respondent had retired; petition dismissed as infructuous, no costs; connected W.M.P.(MD) No.24253 of 2023 closed. Statute: Article 226, Constitution of India. No precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
In view of the fact that the fifth respondent had already retired from service against whom the petitioner sought legal action through his representations, the prayer sought for in this writ petition has now become infructuous.