Rajakumar v. The Home Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
WP Crl. No.729 of 2025 (Madras High Court, 05-01-2026, P.Velmurugan J. authoring for Division Bench with M.Jothiraman J.) — petitioner Rajakumar seeks mandamus for permanent transfer of brother/inmate S.Durkesh Kumar (CT No.19571) from Central Prison, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) to Special Central Jail, Bhagalpur (Bihar); concurrence sought from DG Prisons and Correctional Services, Bihar pending; respondents 1 to 3 directed to consider representation and effect transfer after necessary concurrence; petition disposed of. Keywords: prisoner transfer, inter-state transfer, mandamus, Article 226, concurrence of State prison authorities.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondents 1 to 3 to consider the petitioner's representation and arrange permanent transfer of S.Durkesh Kumar (CT No.19571) from Central Prison, Coimbatore to Special Central Jail, Bhagalpur, Bihar after obtaining necessary concurrence.