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P.Prem Kumar v. The Managing Director

Madras HC6 Feb 2026WP(MD)/145/2026

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What is this about?

TWAD Board compassionate-appointment Office Assistant sought mandamus to enter deceased brother's sons (S.Gurumoorthi, S.Hariprasath) as legal heirs in Service Register nomination column; request rejected by Executive Engineer's letter dated 20.01.2026 for want of adoption documents; writ petition closed with liberty to furnish documents or challenge the rejection letter; Article 226 Constitution of India; representation dated 09.10.2025; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Recording the respondents' submission that the petitioner's request was rejected by the 3rd respondent's letter dated 20.01.2026, the writ petition is closed, with liberty to the petitioner either to produce the documents required by the respondents or to challenge the letter dated 20.01.2026 in the manner known to law; no costs awarded. ¶31

P.Prem Kumar Vs The Managing Director — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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WP(MD). No.145 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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Dated : 06.02.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI

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WP(MD)No.145 of 2026

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P.Prem Kumar ... Petitioner

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The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board,

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No.31, Kamarajar Salai,

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Chepauk, Chennai – 5.

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The Chief Engineer, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board,

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Ganesh Nagar,

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Madurai – 7.

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The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board,

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Project Division, Sattur – 626 203. ... Respondents

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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to consider the representation dated 09.10.2025 and to update the entry in nomination column in the SR book by adding the petitioner's deceased

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brother's sons, namely, S.Gurumoorthi and S.Hariprasath.

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For Petitioner : Mr.N.Ganesh

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For Respondents : Mr.Vijaya Karthikeyan

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ORDER

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The petitioner has been appointed as Office Assistant in the respondent Board on compassionate ground. Since the petitioner's brother died, he is taking care of his brother's sons. Therefore, he has submitted a representation dated 09.10.2025 to the respondents, seeking to record his brother's sons as his legal heirs in the Service Register. Since the said representation has not been considered by the respondents, the petitioner has filed this writ petition.

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When this writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents, by referring to a letter dated 20.01.2026, submits that the request of the petitioner has been rejected by the 3^rd respondent that his brother's sons cannot be treated as his legal heirs in the absence of any document that he has adopted them. A copy of the letter dated 20.01.2026 is also served on the petitioner.

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Recording the said submission, this writ petition is closed with

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liberty to the petitioner either to produce the documents as required by the respondents or to challenge the letter dated 20.01.2026 in the manner known to law. No costs.

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06.02.2026

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