Perumal v. the State of Tamil Nadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Fishing lease extension dispute; Pamparu Tank / Pambar Dam, Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri District; Uthangarai Fishermen Cooperative Society (FDR-4) members; 'Fengal Cyclone' flood loss of 12 coracles and 120 kg fishing nets; Director of Fisheries order Na.Ka.No.2424/F3/20221 dated 24.12.2025 (two-month extension) quashed; original grant by 6th respondent order dated 09.03.2021 in Se.Mu.No.2558/E/2018; writ allowed in line with WP.No.22999 of 2025 dated 02.07.2025 (six-month extension; expressly declared non-precedential); Section 226 Constitution of India, certiorarified mandamus; High Court of Judicature at Madras; P.T. Asha, J.; decided 28.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order of the 2nd respondent (extending the lease only by two months) quashed; writ petition allowed in lines of the order passed in WP.No.22999 of 2025 (under which a six-month lease extension had been granted to a similarly fengal-cyclone-affected society); connected miscellaneous petitions closed; no costs.