N.Praveen Kumar v. The State of Tamil Nadu
MADRAS HIGH COURT (Madurai Bench) – W.P.(MD)No.13090 of 2023 – Decided 02.03.2026
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(MD)No.13090 of 2023; Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; decided 02.03.2026 by Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, J. Petitioner N.Praveen Kumar (counsel R.Alagumani); respondents incl. State of Tamil Nadu Adi-Dravidar Welfare Department and Ramanathapuram district officials (counsel S.Shaji Bino, Special Government Pleader). Subject: compassionate employment sought by Writ of Mandamus (Article 226 of the Constitution of India) for death of petitioner's father Nagarajan under serial No.46, Annexure I, Amended Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995; representation dated 20.02.2023. Outcome: respondents reported appointment already made vide Na.Ka.No.608/2025 dated 18.02.2025; relief infructuous; writ petition closed, no order as to costs. No precedent discussed; single-judge order; no dissent.
What did the court decide?
No relief granted by the Court; the writ petition was closed as the relief had become infructuous (respondents having reported that an appointment was already made vide proceedings in Na.Ka.No.608/2025, dated 18.02.2025), with no order as to costs.