JUDGMENT :

S. Manikumar, J.

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to pay compensation to legal heirs of deceased Subramaniam of Rupees twenty lakhs for custodial torture resulted in death, within the time limit fixed by this Court.

1. Claiming himself to be a Co-Convenor of Campaign for Custodial Justice and Abolition of Torture, petitioner has filed the instant public interest litigation seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to pay compensation of Rupees Twenty lakhs to the legal heirs of deceased E.Subramaniam (35 years) namely Revathi, wife (28 years), daughters Subashini (9 years), Nivashini (6 years), Sona (4 years) and son Varshid (3 years), as the deceased was taken to illegal custody on midnight of 28.5.2015, detained illegally and was inflicted with grave injuries by the 9th respondent and his team for 7 days and the deceased succumbed to the injuries, in the 12th respondent hospital on 06.06.2015.

2. It is submitted by the petitioner that a state wide campaign of 190 member