Petitioner sought a mandamus directing the State Human Rights Commission to dispose of his complaint against a police inspector. The court held it was a private dispute not warranting Commission intervention and dismissed the petition as unmaintainable.
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W.P(MD)No.8740 of 2024
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 28.08.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN
W.P(MD)No.8740 of 2024
M.Lenin
... Petitioner
vs.
2.Aadivel, Inspector of Police, Kenikarai Police Station.
... Respondents
PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first respondent to dispose the petitioner's complaint in Diary Number 1600/IN/2023 in accordance with law within the stipulated time fixed by this Court.
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For Petitioner : Mr.M.Ramesh For R – 1 : Mr.B.Sekar For R – 2 : Not ready in notice
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ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.)
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the first respondent.
2.This Writ Petition is filed seeking for a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the petitioner's complaint in Diary No.1600/IN/2023.
3.The dispute between the petitioner and the second respondent
is a private dispute. Merely because the second respondent is an Inspector of
Police does not give rise to a cause for the petitioner to approach the first respondent with a complaint nor does it warrant a direction from this Court to the first respondent to entertain the complaint.
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4.Private disputes are to be resolved between the parties before
the appropriate forum. This Court cannot entertain such disputes in a Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
5.In view of the above, the Writ Petition is not maintainable. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs.
[S.M.S.,J.] & [G.A.M.,J.] 28.08.2025
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To
The State Human Rights Registrar (Law), State Human Rights Commission, Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarangam, No.143, P.S.Kumkarasamy Raja Salai, (Greenways Road), Chennai – 600 028.
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. and G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.
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ORDER MADE IN W.P(MD)No.8740 of 2024
DATED : 28.08.2025
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ petition seeking direction to the Human Rights Commission to dispose of a private dispute complaint is maintainable under Article 226.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M.Lenin
State Human Rights Registrar (Law), State Human Rights Commission, Tamil Nadu
Aadivel
S.M.Subramaniam
G.Arul Murugan
As recorded by the court registry
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