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Mrs.S.Saleema Banu v. the Chief Judicial Magistrate

Madras HC15 Jul 2026WP/42566/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Madras High Court; WP No.42566 of 2025; WMP Nos.47615-47617 of 2025; S.Saleema Banu, S.Mohammed Israth Ali, S.Waziya Shibhan v. Chief Judicial Magistrate Kancheepuram and M/s.HDFC Bank Limited; Article 226; writ of certiorari; Crl.MP.No.330 of 2025; order dated 23.09.2025; dismissal as withdrawn with liberty; G.V.Sridharan for petitioners; WMP 47615 joinder allowed on separate court-fee; no costs; decided 15.07.2026; Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari CJ; G.Arul Murugan J.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law; no order as to costs; WMP No.47615 of 2025 allowed on payment of separate court-fee within two weeks; other interim applications closed. ¶26

Mrs.S.Saleema Banu Vs the Chief Judicial Magistrate — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the orders of the first respondent dated 23.09.2025 in Crl.MP.No.330 of 2025 are null and void, illegal and without jurisdiction and liable to be quashed by a writ of certiorari (raised in the prayer; not adjudicated as the petition was withdrawn). +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioners to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law; there shall be no order as to costs.

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Key takeaways

WMP No.47615 of 2025, filed by the petitioners to permit them to join and file a single writ petition, stands allowed on payment of separate court-fee within a period of two weeks.ratio¶27
Consequent upon the dismissal of the writ petition, the other interim applications stand closed.ratio¶28

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MADRAS HIGH COURT (Division Bench: Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, CJ and G.Arul Murugan, J.) - WP No.42566 of 2025, decided 15.07.2026 - Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the orders dated 23.09.2025 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kancheepuram in Crl.MP.No.330 of 2025, challenged as null and void, illegal and without jurisdiction - Learned counsel for the petitioners sought leave to withdraw - Held: writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law; no order as to costs - WMP No.47615 of 2025 (permission for petitioners to join and file a single writ petition) allowed on payment of separate court-fee within two weeks; other interim applications closed - Merits of the challenge to the Magistrate's order were not adjudicated; the judgment sets down no ruling on the validity or jurisdiction of the impugned order and carries no precedential value on that question.

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WP No.42566 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 15.07.2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI,

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CHIEF JUSTICE

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN

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WP No.42566 of 2025

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and WMP Nos.47615 to 47617 of 2025

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S.Saleema Banu

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S.Mohammed Israth Ali

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S.Waziya Shibhan .. Petitioners

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-vs-

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The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram District.

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M/s.HDFC Bank Limited, (Erstwhile HDFC Limited),

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Rep. By its Authorised Officer/ Senior Legal Manager, Mr.S.Gajendran, No.760, First Floor, ITC Centre, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002. .. Respondents

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Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the orders of the 1^st respondent dated 23.09.2025 in Crl.MP.No.330 of 2025 and quash the same as null and void, illegal and without jurisdiction.

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For Petitioner : Mr.G.V.Sridharan

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)

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Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw this writ petition, with liberty to avail appropriate remedy.

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In view of the above, this writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs.

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WMP No.47615 of 2025 filed by the petitioners to permit them to join and file a single writ petition stands allowed, on payment of separate court-fee within a period of two weeks from today.

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Consequently, the other interim applications stand closed.

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(SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.) 15.07.2026

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Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No sra

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