Sangeetha v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Special Public Prosecutor appointment and replacement; District Collector Chennai; District Magistrate power; Rule 4(5) SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 2016; Section 528 BNSS, 2023; representation dated 09.04.2026; Spl.S.C.No.143 of 2023; Crime No.12 of 2022; W-1 AWPS Thousand Lights Police Station; Principal District and Sessions Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai; four-week compliance timeline; Madras High Court; Crl.O.P.No.18526 of 2026; Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy; petitioner Sangeetha; proposed SPP C. Prabhu (Enrollment No. MS 1020/2017).
What did the court decide?
Direction to the District Collector, Chennai to consider the petitioner's representation dated 09.04.2026 and pass orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, within four weeks from the date of receipt of a web-copy of the order. The Court did not itself direct appointment of Mr.C.Prabhu as Special Public Prosecutor.