V.Nagarajan v. the Director General of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Procedural amendment-of-prayer order, Madras High Court, Justice P.T. Asha, 25-03-2026. Keywords: WMP No. 48715 of 2025; WP No. 33632 of 2025; amendment of prayer; writ of certiorarified mandamus; writ of mandamus; temporary promotion; Inspector of Police (Taluk); panel year 2023-24; panel year 2024-25; C list of SIs (Taluk); DGP order dated 11.07.2025; Rc.No. NGBI (2)/E/GDP 02/2025; representation dated 28.04.2025; pendency of criminal prosecution; C.C.No. 1040/2024; Learned C.J.M. Coimbatore; Proceedings C.No. A1/E-54311238/2023 dated 12.09.2023; no objection by respondents; Registry to post on 10.04.2026. No statutes or precedents cited; no merits decided; cite only for the fact that the prayer in the parent writ petition was amended, not for any ruling on promotion or prosecution-related disability.
What did the court decide?
Amendment of the existing prayer in WP No. 33632 of 2025 permitted as prayed for (substituting a writ of certiorarified mandamus challenging the order dated 11.07.2025); Registry directed to carry out the amendments and post the matter on 10.04.2026. No substantive relief on promotion granted in this order.