P.Kannan v. The State of Tamilnadu Rep by

ORDER This writ petition has been filed for a mandamus directing the 2nd respondent to disburse the compensation amount immediately under the scheme of Tamil Nadu Government Road Accident Relief Fund for the death due to the road accident of the petitioner's son Praveen Kumar on

22.12.2024 based on the instruction order given by the 1st respondent in letter No.2171/Po.Va.4/2025-1 dated 17.04.2025 to the 2nd respondent within the time frame may be fixed by this Court.

¶2Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents. By consent of both sides, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner made a representation to the respondents seeking compensation under the scheme of Tamil Nadu Government Road Accident Relief Fund for the death due to the road accident of the petitioner's son Praveen Kumar on 22.12.2024. However, since the said representation has not been considered so far, the petitioner is before this Court.

¶4The learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents would submit that on considering the representation of the petitioner, necessary orders would be passed.

¶5Considering the said submission made, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the 2nd respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 02.04.2025 and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

22.01.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No RR To The Chief Secretary to Government, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai 600 009..

¶2The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

¶3The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Madurai South, Madurai. KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J RR ORDER IN WP(MD) No.1464 of 2026 Date : 22.01.2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Date : 22/01/2026 CORAM The Hon`ble Mr.Justice KRISHNAN RAMASAMY P.Kannan ... Petitioner Vs 1. The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Chief Secretary to Government, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.. 2. The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 3. The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Madurai South, Madurai. ... Respondents PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of MANDAMUS to direct the 2nd respondent to disburse the compensation amount immediately under the scheme of Tamil Nadu Government Road Accident Relief Fund for the death due to the road accident of the petitioner's son Praveen Kumar on 22.12.2024 based on the instruction order given by the 1st respondent in letter No.2171/Po.Va.4/2025-1 dated 17.04.2025 to the 2nd respondent within the time frame may be fixed by this Court. For Petitioners : Mr.P.Ranjithkumar For Respondents : Mr.K.Balasubramani Special Government Pleader