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M.Pratheep Kumar v. The Registrar

Madras HC17 Jun 2026WP(MD)/11770/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench); W.P.(MD)No.11770 of 2026; W.M.P.(MD)No.8950 of 2026; Hemant Chandangoudar, J.; decided 17.06.2026; Article 226; certiorarified mandamus; Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University; Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Science; B.Pharm transfer on health grounds; Bethlahem College of Pharmaceutical Science; electricity service connection; representation dated 08.04.2026 rejected; fresh acquisition proceedings; Survey Nos.124/1 and 124/19; Tenkasi District; writ petition disposed; no costs; no precedent discussed.

What did the court decide?

In view of the submission that the petitioner's representation has already been rejected (fresh acquisition proceedings having been initiated), nothing survives for consideration in the present writ petition. ¶28

M.Pratheep Kumar Vs The Registrar — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Disposed

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Issue for consideration

Whether anything survives for consideration in the present writ petition in view of the first respondent's submission that the petitioner's representation has already been rejected on the ground that fresh acquisition proceedings have been initiated.

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Court's answer

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition stands disposed of; there shall be no order as to costs, and the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Hemant Chandangoudar, J.; W.P.(MD)No.11770 of 2026 with W.M.P.(MD)No.8950 of 2026, decided 17.06.2026. Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by M.Pradeep Kumar against (1) The Registrar, Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University, Chennai and (2) The Principal, Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Science, Trichy, seeking a writ of certiorarified mandamus to quash the first respondent's impugned order in Ref.No. ACIVI(3)/19524/2025 dated 01.04.2026 and to direct transfer of the petitioner's daughter Ms. P.R. Renishma Marshil (2nd year B.Pharm) to Bethlahem College of Pharmaceutical Science, Karungal, Kanyakumari District, on health grounds, considering her applications dated 29.11.2024 and 27.01.2026. The order body, however, records a different subject matter: grievance of non-disposal of the petitioner's representation dated 08.04.2026 requesting the first respondent not to grant an electricity service connection to the fourth respondent in respect of Survey Nos.124/1 and 124/19, Kambaneri Puthukudi-I Village, Kadayanallur Taluk, Tenkasi District; learned counsel for the first respondent (Mr. S. Deenadhayalan) stated on instructions that the representation had already been rejected since fresh acquisition proceedings had been initiated. Holding that nothing survived for consideration, the Court disposed of the writ petition, with no order as to costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petition. Note: the cause title/prayer and the order body describe different subject matters and different counsel; extracted as printed.

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W.P.(MD)No.11770 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 17.06.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

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W.P.(MD)No.11770 of 2026 and W.M.P.(MD)No.8950 of 2026

M.Pradeep Kumar

... Petitioner

vs.

1.The Registrar, Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University, No.69, Anna Salai, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.

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2.The Principal, Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Science, Trichy.

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... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records on the file of the 1^st respondent pertaining to its impugned order in Ref.No. ACIVI(3)/19524/2025 dated 01.04.2026 and to quash the same and consequently, to direct the 1^st respondent to transfer petitioner daughter Ms. P.R. Renishma Marshil studying 2^nd year B.Pharm course in the 2^nd respondent college owing to health condition to the Bethlahem College of Pharmaceutical Science, Karungal, Kanyakumari District on

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health grounds by considering the petitioner’s application dated 29.11.2024 and the application submitted in-person on 27.01.2026 within a time frame that may be fixed by this Court.

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For Petitioner :Mr.SC.Herold Singh For Respondents :Mr.M.P.Senthil *****

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O R D E R

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The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the first respondent not to grant an electricity service connection to the fourth respondent in respect of the lands comprised in Survey Nos.124/1 and 124/19, situated at Kambaneri Puthukudi-I Village, Kadayanallur Taluk, Tenkasi District.

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2.According to the petitioner, the said lands were originally acquired by the authorities. Subsequently, the acquisition proceedings were dropped and fresh acquisition proceedings have since been initiated. In the meantime, the fourth respondent applied for an electricity service connection for the said lands. The petitioner therefore submitted a representation dated 08.04.2026 requesting the first respondent not to grant the service connection. His grievance is that no orders were passed

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on the said representation.

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3.Mr. S. Deenadhayalan, learned counsel appearing for the first

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respondent, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner’s representation has already been rejected on the ground that fresh acquisition proceedings have been initiated.

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4.In view of the above submission, nothing survives for

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consideration in the present writ petition.

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5.Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of.

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6.There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected

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miscellaneous petition is closed.

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Index :Yes / No 17.06.2026 Internet :Yes / No NCC :Yes / No