Madras High Court
WP(MD)/29896/2026 of Chitradevi Vs The Commissioner / Director on 16 October 2026
WP(MD) No. 29896 of 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 16-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY
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1. Chitradevi,
W/o.Shanmugasundaram,
D.No.903, Koothandam,
Sivagangai District.
2. Minor S.Mohana Shakthi,
S/o.Shanmugasundaram,
D.No.903, Koothandam,
Sivagangai District.
Represented by first petitioner
i.e., Mother and Natural Guardian.
3. Minor S.Balachander,
S/o.Shanmugasundaram,
D.No.903, Koothandam,
Sivagangai District.
Represented by first petitioner
i.e., Mother and Natural Guardian.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Commissioner / Director,
Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Ezhilagam 4th Floor, Chennai District.
2. The District Collector,
District Collectorate Campus,
Sivagangai District.
3. The Taluk Supply Officer
Sivagangai Taluk,
Sivagangai District.
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4. Meenakshi,
W/o.Chandrasekar,
Presently Not Known,
Previously or Last Known address is
D.No. 1/258, 3rd Street,
Elumalai Nagar, Kovilambakkam,
Chennai - 600 117.
5. Shanmugasundaram,
S/o.Chandrasekhar,
Presently Not Known,
Previously or Last Known Address is
D.No.1/258, 3rd Street,
Elumalai Nagar, Kovilambakkam,
Chennai - 600 117.
6. The Assistant Commissioner of
Civil Supplies Corporation,
Chennai South Zone, Chennai.
(R6 is suo motu impleaded by this order)
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Writ Petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the entire records pertaining to the impugned order dated 28.08.2026 passed by the second respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the third respondent to delete the petitioners' name from the smart card bearing No.333187736645 and further issue separate/
fresh family card in the name of petitioners.
For Petitioners :
Mr.C.Rajagopal
For R1 to R3 :
Mr.S.Iniyan Karthik
Government Advocate
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ORDER
A family card with the petitioners' names was issued showing the name of the first petitioner's mother-in-law as the head of the family. Owing to a matrimonial dispute with the fifth respondent, the first petitioner and her minor children, i.e., the second and third petitioners herein, are living separately at the address mentioned in the cause title. In these circumstances, after applying for the deletion of their names from the original family card and seeking a fresh family card, the petitioners have approached this Court.
2. Mr.S.Iniyan Karthik, learned Government Advocate, accepts notice for the first to third respondents. He submits that the family card issued from Sivagangai has been attached to Chennai South and that the request for deletion has to be made to the Assistant Commissioner of the Civil Supplies Corporation, Chennai South Zone, Chennai.
3. In view of this submission, the Assistant Commissioner of the Civil Supplies Corporation, Chennai South Zone, Chennai, is suo motu impleaded as the sixth respondent in the Writ Petition. This order shall be issued after carrying out the amendments.
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4. Learned Government Advocate for the first to third respondents also adds that the normal procedure is for an OTP to be sent to the head of the family if a request for deletion was to be made.
5. Considering the above submissions and the facts and circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of on the following terms:
i. The petitioners are permitted to submit an application to the sixth respondent seeking deletion of their names from the family card issued in the name of the fourth respondent/Meenakshi. The said application shall be processed without insisting on the One Time Password (OTP).
ii. After the application for deletion is decided, the petitioners' request for a separate family card shall be decided.
iii. Before deciding on the deletion and issuance of a fresh family card, an enquiry shall be conducted.
iv. The impugned order dated 28.08.2026 is set aside on the terms indicated above. v. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. 16-10-2026 Index: No Speaking Neutral Citation: No JEN
WP(MD) No. 29896 of 2026 To
1. The Commissioner / Director, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Ezhilagam 4th Floor, Chennai District.
2. The District Collector, District Collectorate Campus, Sivagangai District.
3. The Taluk Supply Officer Sivagangai Taluk, Sivagangai District.
4. The Assistant Commissioner of Civil Supplies Corporation, Chennai South Zone, Chennai.
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