Soorajraj v. The State rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(MD) No.6437 of 2025, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, order dated 18.03.2025 (Dr.G.Jayachandran, J. and R.Poornima, J.). Petitioner Soorajraj sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 directing the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Trichy Range to grant 30 days ordinary leave to his father Indrajith, S/o.Ramalingam (C.P No. 21390), life convict in Central Prison, Trichy, based on representation dated 03.01.2025. Court found the representation had been fairly considered, held nothing survived, and dismissed the petition as infructuous with no costs. Keywords: ordinary leave, life convict, Central Prison Trichy, mandamus, infructuous, Tamil Nadu prisons.
What did the court decide?
In view of the fair consideration already accorded to the representation dated 03.01.2025 seeking ordinary leave to the life convict Indrajith, S/o.Ramalingam, nothing survived in the writ of mandamus, and the writ petition was therefore dismissed as infructuous, with no costs.