Ramalingam v. The Director General of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 15.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN And W.M.P.No.17800 of 2022 Ramalignam ... Petitioner in W.P.No.18455/2022 A.P.Selvi ... Petitioner in W.P.No.4930/2023

Vs. 1 The Director General of Police, Kamarjar Salai, 2 The Superintendent of Police Kallakurichi. 3 Rajalakshmi Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chinna Salem, Kallakurichi District. 4 The Inspector of Police, Chinna Salem Police Station, Kallakurichi District. 5 Shanthi

... Respondents in W.P.No.18455/2022 1 The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Home Secretary, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai-9. 2 The Director General of Police, Kamarajar Salai, 3 The District Collector, Kallakurichi – 606 202. 4 The Additional Director General of Police, CBCID, Egmore, 5 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, CBCID, Villupuram.

... Respondents in W.P.No.4930/2023 Prayer in W.P.No.18455 of 2022: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to transfer the investigation to CBCID, Villupuram in Crime No.235 of 2022 pending on the file of the 4th respondent for fair investigation to unearth the truth of death of my daughter namely Srimathi, aged 16 years, as per the petitioner's representation dated 14.07.2022 within a stipulated time fixed by this Hon'ble Court. Prayer in W.P.No.4930 of 2023: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus thereby directing the respondents to appoint a Special Investigation Team headed by Retired Hon'ble High Court Judge by considering the representation of the petitioner dated

13.12.2022. For Petitioners : Mr.R.Sankarasubbu For Respondents : Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) High Court of Madras for R1, R2, R4 in W.P.No.18455/2022 for respondents in W.P.No.4930/2023

C O M M O N O R D E R The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the relief sought for in these writ petitions has become infructuous.

2.In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, nothing survives for adjudication in these writ petitions and these writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

15.07.2026 pri Index: Yes/ No Speaking Order: Yes/ No NCC: Yes/ No To 1 The Director General of Police, Kamarajar Salai, 2 The Superintendent of Police Kallakurichi. 3 The Inspector of Police, Chinna Salem Police Station, Kallakurichi District. 4 The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Home Secretary, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai-9. 5 The District Collector, Kallakurichi – 606 202. 6 The Additional Director General of Police, CBCID, Egmore, 7 The Deputy Superintendent of Police, CBCID, Villupuram. 8 The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai – 600 104. G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN,J. pri W.P.Nos.18455 of 2022 and 4930 of 2023 And W.M.P.No.17800 of 2022

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