IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 04-12-2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN WA No. 3652 of 2025 AND CMP NO. 30161 OF 2025 1. The Secretary To Government Home (Prison-2) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 009.

2. The Additional Director General Of Prisons, Egmore, Chennai – 008.

3. The Deputy Inspector General Of Police, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

4. The Superintendent Of Prisons, Central Prison, Salem, Salem District.

..Appellants Vs R. Muthukumaran S/o. Rajendran, 2/112C, Gandhi Nagar, Thambampatty Post, Salem District.

..Respondent Prayer : Writ Appeal under Clause XV of the Letters Patent to set aside the order dated 09.11.2017 made in WP No.29554 of 2010.

For Appellants : Mr.P.Kumaresan Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.E.Veda Bagath Singh Special Government Pleader For Respondent : Ms.C.Delecta for Dr.S.Manoharan

Judgment

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by V.Lakshminarayanan J.)

The present appeal arises against the order in W.P.No.29554 of 2010 dated

09.11.2017. By the said order, the learned Single Judge quashed the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the writ petitioner and gra