BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 17.02.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA W.P.Crl.(MD) No.871 of 2026 Anjali ... Petitioner -vs-

1. The Principal Secretary to Government Home, Prison-V) Department Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai

2. The Director General of Prison and Correctional Services O/o.Tamil Nadu Prisons HeadQuarters Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008

3. The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services Trichy Range, Race Course Road, Trichy- 620 023

4. The District Collector O/o.The District Collector Madurai District

5. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Trichy 620 020 ....Respondents.

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, direct the first respondent to provide “A” class facility I view of Rule 225 (1)(ii) of Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 1983 and Rule 230(1)(ii) of Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 2024 to the petitioner's husband namely Sundarapandi, S/o.Tamilmani aged about 39 years convict prisoner, PID No. 439752 confined at Central prison, Trichy on the basis of the petitioner's representation dated 27.11.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.A.S.Prabhu For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The prayer in the Writ Petition is to direct the first respondent to provide “A” class facility I view of Rule 225 (1)(ii) of Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 1983 and Rule 230(1)(ii) of Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 2024 to the petitioner's husband namely Sundarapandi, S/o.Tamilmani aged about 39 years convict prisoner, PID No.439752 confined at Central prison, Trichy on the basis of the petitioner's representation dated 27.11.2025.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials placed before this Court.

3. Without expressing any opinion on merits of the writ petition, the fourth respondent is directed to forward the representation submitted by the petitioner to the first respondent within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on receipt of the same, the first respondent is directed to dispose the representation within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of representation from the fourth respondent and pass orders on own merits and in accordance with law within a period of three weeks therefrom.

4. With the above direction, the writ petition (Crl.) stands disposed of.

No costs.

[G.K.I., J.] [R.P.., J.]

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1. The Principal Secretary to Government Home, Prison-(V) Department Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai

2. The Director General of Prison and Correctional Services O/o.Tamil Nadu Prisons HeadQuarters Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008

3. The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services Trichy Range, Race Course Road, Trichy- 620 023

4. The District Collector O/o.The District Collector Madurai District

5. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Trichy 620 020

6. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN , J .

AND R.POORNIMA , J .

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