Solomon Deepak C Vs The State of Tamilnadu… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

Solomon Deepak C Vs The State of Tamilnadu… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Closure of TASMAC shop No.4740 at its existing location and identification of an alternate site pursuant to the District Collector's proceedings dated 10.01.2026; writ petition disposed of recording the Additional Advocate General's submission, with no costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents should be directed to immediately close and remove/shift TASMAC shop No.4740 functioning at Marugoor-Amaravathivilai Road, Marungoor Town Panchayat, Kanyakumari District, for alleged violation of the Tamil Nadu Liquor Retail Vending (in Shops and Bars) Rules 2003, and to consider and dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 17.11.2025 within a time frame fixed by the Court.

Court's answer

Recording the submission of the learned Additional Advocate General that, on examination of the petitioner's representation and a field report, the District Manager, TASMAC was directed to close the shop at its present location and shift it to another suitable place, and that based on the District Collector's proceedings dated 10.01.2026 the shop has been closed and an alternate site identified, the writ petition stands disposed of with no costs.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court, Madurai Bench — W.P.(MD)No.36338 of 2025, decided 29.01.2026 (Dr. G. Jayachandran J., author; K.K. Ramakrishnan J.). Public interest litigation under Article 226 by C. Solomon Deepak seeking a writ of mandamus to close and remove TASMAC shop No.4740 at Marugoor-Amaravathivilai Road, Marungoor Town Panchayat, Kanyakumari District, for alleged violation of the Tamil Nadu Liquor Retail Vending (in Shops and Bars) Rules 2003, and to dispose of his representation dated 17.11.2025. The Court had earlier directed the authorities to consider the representation and submit a status report. At hearing, the Additional Advocate General submitted that after examining the representation and a field report, the District Manager, TASMAC was directed to close the shop at its present location and shift it, and that pursuant to the District Collector's proceedings dated 10.01.2026 the shop has been closed and an alternate site identified. Recording this submission, the writ petition was disposed of without costs. No precedent cited; no monetary quantum involved.

W.P.(MD)No.36338 of 2025

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 29 .01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G. JAYACHANDRAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN

W.P.(MD)No.36338 of 2025

C.Solomon Deepak

... Petitioner

Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its:

1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil-629 001.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Collectorate Campus, Nagercoil-629 001.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer(RDO) Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District-629 175

4.The Managing Director, TASMAC, CMDA Tower, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

5.The Regional Manager, TASMAC Regional Office, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. ... Respondents

PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 5 to

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immediately close and remove the TASMAC shop No.4740 functioning at Marugoor-Amaravathivilai Road, Marungoor Town Panchayat in Kanyakumari District, for violating the Tamil nadu Liquor Retail Vending (in Shops and Bars) Rules 2003, consider and dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 17.11.2025 within a time frame stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.W.Cleetus For R1 to R3 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Govt., Pleader For R4 & R5 : Mr.S.Sivanesan

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.)

This writ petition is filed by way of Public Interest Litigation to direct the District Collector to consider the petitioner's representation dated 17.11.2025 to shift the TASMAC shop No.4740 functioning at Marugoor-Amaravathivilai Road, Marungoor Town Panchayat in Kanyakumari District, for violating the Tamil nadu Liquor Retail Vending (in Shops and Bars) Rules 2003.

2.Considering the grievance expressed in the Public Interest

Litigation, this Court directed the authorities to consider the petitioner's representation, pass appropriate orders and submit a status report.

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3.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 and the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the respondents 4 and 5.

4.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the TASMAC, Kanyakumari District, submitted that on examination of the representation given by the writ petitioner and after getting a field report, the District Manager, TASMAC has been directed to close the shop running in the present location and shift it to any other suitable place without causing any difficulty to the public. Based on the proceedings dated 10.01.2026, issued by the District Collect, the shop has been closed and an alternate site has been identified.

5.Recording the submission made by the learned Additional

Advocate General, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.

[G.J., J.] & [K.K.R.K., J.] 29.01.2026

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DR.G. JAYACHANDRAN, J. AND K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

Ns

To

1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil-629 001.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Collectorate Campus, Nagercoil-629 001.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer(RDO) Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District-629 175

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