Madras High Court
WP CRL./2725/2026 of A.K.Mathialagan Vs The Direct General of Police on 12 October 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 12-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
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CNR:{HCMA012319812026}
A.K.Mathialagan
S/o Kaliappan,
No.2/74, Mettu Pudur,
Idiampalayam,
Erode.
..Petitioner
Vs
1. The Direct General of Police
Commissioner Office,
No.1, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai,
Mylapore,
Chennai.
2. The Deputy Inspector General of Police West Zone Police Department, Race Course Road, Coimbatore.
3. The Superintendent of Police
Erode,
Office of Superintendent of Police,
Erode.
4. The Additional Superintendent of Police Erode, Headquarters, Erode.
5. The Deputy Superintendent of Police
District Crime Branch,
Office of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode.
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6. Vishwanathan
The Sub Inspector,
District Crime Branch,
Erode.
7. Pachaimuthu
The Sub Inspector,
District Crime Branch,
Erode.
..Respondents
To issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondents 1 to 5 to conduct a proper and fair enquiry into the acts and misconduct committed by the respondents 6 and 7 against the petitioner and to take appropriate action against them in accordance with law.
For Petitioner :
Mr.K.Devaraj
For Respondents :
Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar,
Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu,
(Criminal Side) for R1 To R5
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The petitioner seeks for a mandamus to dispose of his representations dated 17.08.2024, 25.04.2024 and 29.08.2025.
2. The petitioner claims he is a lawyer practicing in Sathyamangalam. He had gone over to the District Crime Branch regarding a complaint that had been lodged against his client. He alleges, at that time, the respondents 6 and 7 behaved in an extremely hostile manner and did not accept the representations
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of the petitioner and at one stage, also asked him to leave the premises. On account of the said fact, the petitioner had lodged a complaint on 17.08.2026 before the second respondent and followed it up with reminders. According to the petitioner, as proper and fair enquiry had not been conducted, he is before this court.
3. When the matter was taken up, Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar reported that both the sixth and seventh respondents have been shifted out of the District Crime Branch, Erode. The sixth respondent has been transferred to the Erode Rural Police Station and the seventh respondent to the Social Justice and Human Rights Department, Erode. Furthermore, he pointed out that the Superintendent of Police had conducted an enquiry and had directed the aforesaid two officers to act responsibly in future. The said proceeding is scanned and extracted hereunder:
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4. As the Superintendent of Police enquired the case and has closed the same, the relief sought for by the petitioner in this writ petition does not exist anymore. The writ petition stands closed.
5. In the event, the petitioner is still having any grievance, it is open for him to approach the civil court and sue for damages or the State Human Rights Commission or any other authority, if he so desires and work out his rights. 12-10-2026 nl Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No
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To
1. The Direct General of Police Commissioner Office, No.1, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai.
2. The Deputy Inspector General of Police West Zone Police Department, Race Course Road, Coimbatore.
3. The Superintendent of Police Erode, Office of Superintendent of Police, Erode.
4. The Additional Superintendent of Police Erode, Headquarters, Erode.
5. The Deputy Superintendent of Police District Crime Branch, Office of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode.
6. Vishwanathan The Sub Inspector, District Crime Branch, Erode.
7. Pachaimuthu The Sub Inspector, District Crime Branch, Erode.
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