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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 13516

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Anita Sumanth, Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, JJ
Magitha Anna Christy – Appellant
Versus
State Human Rights Commission, Tamil Nadu – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: P.Keerthana
For the Respondents: J.Baranidharan

Table of Content
1. summary of facts leading to the human rights commission finding of police brutality. (Para 1 , 2)
2. court refuses to exercise certiorari jurisdiction where the petitioner failed to contest original proceedings. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorari, calling for the records in S.H.R.C.No.11153/2018 dated 19.04.2021 on the file of the first respondent and to quash the same.

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR , J. )

This writ petition has been filed seeking a writ of certiorari, calling for the records relating to and in connection with the order dated 19.04.2021 passed by the Respondent No.1/ State Human Rights Commission in S.H.R.C.No.11153/2018 and to quash the same.

2. The brief facts that are relevant for disposal of this writ petition are as under:-

2.1. The Respondent No.2 herein, lodged a complaint before the respondent commission alleging abuse of power and brutal assault on her by the petitioner herein, who was then working as ‘Sub-Inspector of Police, Guduvancherry Police Station, Kanchipuram District’, and complaining violation of human right

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