JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.)

1.This matter has been posted today under the caption “for maintainability”, following the Office Note/Objection raised in this regard with regard to the maintainability of the proposed writ appeal in W.A.Sr.No.145040 of 2025.

2. The proposed writ appeal is against the order passed by the Writ Court dated 28.02.2025 in W.P.No.14871 of 2024. In the said writ petition, the Government Order in Ref.No.G.O.(1D)No.428, dated 20.12.2023, passed by the Additional Secretary to Government, Public (Foreigners-I) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, was under challenge.

3. A First Information Report, Hereinafter referred as “FIR”. has been registered in Crime No.7 of 2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Hereinafter referred as “IPC”., Section 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Hereinafter referred as “the IT Act”. and Sections 14(a), 14(b) and 14(c) of the Foreigners Act, 1946, Hereinafter referred as “the Foreigners Act”. against the present appellant. The appellant was arrayed as the second accused along with yet another accused, who stood as the first accused, n