A.Arunkumar v. The Home Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.Crl.No.535 of 2026, Madras High Court, decided 20.07.2026 by G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J. Petitioner A.Arunkumar (counsel N.Seshadri) sought Mandamus under Article 226 for police permission and protection for a procession on 15.03.2026 relating to party founder President Arjun Sampath, route Egmore Rajarathinam Stadium to Langs Garden Road via South Kuvam River Road and Chitra Theatre; representations dated 11.02.2026 and 17.02.2026. Respondents: Home Secretary Tamil Nadu, DGP, Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, DC Police F-1 Chindatripet, Inspectors D2 Anna Salai and F2 Egmore, Public Prosecutor (counsel R.Ganesh Kumar). Dismissed as infructuous since procession date had passed; connected WPMP.Crl.No.162 of 2026 closed; no costs. Keywords: writ petition criminal, police protection, procession permission, Article 226, infructuous, mandamus, Chennai police.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous because the date on which the procession was proposed to be conducted had already passed; consequently the connected miscellaneous petition was closed with no order as to costs.