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R. Muthupandi v. The Chief Engineer

Madras HC4 Mar 2026WP(MD)/5112/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; Article 226 certiorarified mandamus; transfer order C5/570/PVBC/2026-2 dated 29.01.2026; consequential proceedings Se.Mu.Ka.No.Ko-10/2026/USEPO dated 30.01.2026; Water Resources Department; Vaigai Dam Sub Division to Saruganiyar Basin Sub Division, Manamadurai; Work Inspector; withdrawal letter dated 27.02.2026; endorsement in court bundle; Madurai Bench Madras High Court; Mummeneni Sudheer Kumar, J.; no costs; connected W.M.P.(MD) Nos.4300 and 4302 of 2026 closed; merits not decided.

What did the court decide?

None; the writ petition was permitted to be withdrawn and dismissed as withdrawn at the petitioner's request, with no costs, leaving the challenged transfer orders intact and unadjudicated. ¶27

R. Muthupandi Vs The Chief Engineer — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P.(MD) No.5112 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 04.03.2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR

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W.P.(MD) No.5112 of 2026 and

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W.M.P.(MD) Nos.4300 & 4302 of 2026

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R.Muthupandi ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Madurai Region, Madurai.

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2.The Assistant Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Vaigai Dam Sub Division, Vaigai Dam, Theni District. ... Respondents

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Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order of the first respondent in C5/570/PVBC/ 2026-2 dated 29.01.2026 and the consequential proceedings of the second respondent in Se.Mu.Ka.No.Ko-10/2026/USEPO dated 30.01.2026 transferring the petitioner from Vaigai Dam Sub Division, Vaigai Dam, Periyar - Vaigai Basin Division, Madurai to Saruganiyar Basin Sub-

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Division, Manamadurai, Saruganiyaru Basin Division, Sivagangai and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to work continuously as Work Inspector at Vaigam Dam Sub Division, Vaigai Dam.

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For Petitioner : Mr.V.Thirumal

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For Respondents : Mr.Veera Kathiravan Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.S.Shaji Bino Special Government Pleader

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O R D E R

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The learned counsel for the petitioner has given a letter dated 27.02.2026 to the Registry for listing this Writ Petition under the caption “for withdrawal”.

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Accordingly, this Writ Petition is listed today under the caption

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“for withdrawal”. Today, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition and has also made an endorsement in the court bundle.

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