A.Syed Ali v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (W.P.(MD) No.3946 of 2026, Madras High Court Madurai Bench, disposed 12.02.2026, order by Dr.G.Jayachandran J.) seeking mandamus under Article 226 for strict enforcement of blanket prohibition on beedi and tobacco products in Central Prisons Palayamkottai, Madurai and Trichy and district prisons of south Tamil Nadu, and segregation of non-smoking inmates monitored by State/District Legal Services Authorities; prayers found self-contradictory, second part not pressed by counsel; Court held no additional mandamus necessary, directed all prison authorities to scrupulously implement prohibitory orders in the Prison Manual on tobacco use inside prisons; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to all prison authorities to scrupulously implement and follow the prohibitory orders in the Prison Manual on use of tobacco products inside prisons; no costs awarded.