Nagaraj v. The Registrar (Law Fac)
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; W.P.(MD) No.7395 of 2025 with W.M.P.(MD) Nos.5572 & 5573 of 2025; Nagaraj vs The Registrar (Law FAC), The State Human Rights Commission TamilNadu, Chennai; writ of certiorari under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; summon/notice in Case No.1483/2016/HC3 dated 18.12.2024; judicial review cannot adjudicate disputed facts sub judice before the State Human Rights Commission; Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993; petitioner stated to be a retired public servant; petitioner left free to respond to the summon before the SHRC per the Act and Rules; writ petition dismissed, connected miscellaneous petitions closed, no costs; decided 16.06.2025.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner's factual defences are to be stated before the State Human Rights Commission for passing appropriate orders; contrarily, the High Court, in exercise of the power of judicial review, cannot adjudicate the disputed facts which are sub judice before the State Human Rights Commission constituted under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.