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WP No. 3036 of 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03-02-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

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1. S.Desingu

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Managing Director

Tamil Nadu State Marketing

Corporation Ltd (tasmac), Cmda Tower

Ii, 4th Floor, Egmore, Chennai 600008.

2.The Chief General Manager, (retail

Vending)

Tamil Nadu State Marketing

Corporation Ltd (tasmac), Cmda Tower

Ii, 4th Floor, Egmore, Chennai

600008.

3.The District Collector

Villupuram District, Collectorate,

Villupuram 605 602

4.The Superintendent Of Police

Collector Office Road, Moovendar

Nagar, Villupuram 605602.

5.The District Manager (villupuram)

Tamil Nadu State Marketing

Corporation Ltd (tasmac), No.59a,

Compartment No.Ii, Tamilnadu Ware

Housing Corporation, Chennai Trunk

Road, Villupuram 605602.

6.The Commissioner

Commissionerate Of Prohibition And

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Excise, 2nd Floor, Ezhilagam

Building, Chepuak, Chennai 600005.

Respondent(s)

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PRAYER

Directing the 3rd to take appropriate action for closure or relocate the TASMAc

shop no 11426 situated at Jayankondan Village, Gingee Taluk, villupuram

Distrct which is functioning in violation of Rule 8 of the Tamil nadu Liquor

Retail Vending (in shops and Bars) rules 2003 by disposing the petitioners

written rprsentation dated on 24.03.2025 within a time frame to be fixed by this

Honble Court

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.C.Prakasam

For Respondent(s): M/s.V.S.Saranya

Standing Counsel

For R1, R2 and R5

Mr.P.Anandakumar

Govt Advocate

For R3 and R6

Mr.R.Venkatesa Perumal

Govt Advocate(Crl.Side)

For R4

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed to direct the third respondent to close

down or relocate the subject TASMAC shop morefully described in the prayer

to this writ petition based on the petitioner’s representation dated 24.03.2025.

2. Earlier, the petitioner had approached this Court by filing

W.P.No.38995 of 2024, seeking for closure of two TASMAC shops. By the

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order dated 21.12.2024, the respondents were directed to consider the

petitioner’s representation seeking for closure of two TASMAC shop within the

time frame fixed by the Court in the said order.

3. It is now brought to the notice of this Court by the learned counsel for

the petitioner that one of the TASMAC shops was alone closed based on the

directions issued by this Court on 21.12.2024 in W.P.No.38995 of 2024.

According to him, the subject TASMAC shop morefully described in the prayer

to this writ petition was not ordered to be closed. He also submit that the

petitioner has not received any order passed by the respondents pursuant to the

directions issued by this Court on 21.12.2024 in W.P.No.38995 of 2024.

4. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the official

respondent would submit that the subject TASMAC shop morefully described in

the prayer to this writ petition was not ordered to be closed. But, only the other

shop which is also the subject matter of W.P.No.38995 of 2024 was ordered to

be closed.

5. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the official

respondents would also submit that if a direction is issued, the order passed by

the respondents pursuant to the directions issued by this Court on 21.12.2024 in

W.P.No.38995 of 2024 will be furnished to the petitioner. He would also submit

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that the petitioner will have to challenge the said order if aggrieved by the same

and cannot file a writ of mandamus as prayed for in this writ petition.

6. The learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, would therefore

submit that the petitioner is willing to challenge the order passed by the

respondents pursuant to the directions issued by this Court on 21.12.2024 in

W.P.No.38995 of 2024, provided the order copy is furnished to the petitioner.

7. After hearing