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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
L.Victoria Gowri, J
Rathinasami – Appellant
Versus
The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. By the Commissioner of Police, Madurai Commissioner of Police Office, Madurai – Respondent
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| 1. court seeks to enforce action on representations. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. statutory duty to consider representations. (Para 3) |
| 3. directs timely consideration of merits. (Para 4) |
| 4. petition concluded with directives. (Para 5) |
ORDER
This petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to conduct the enquiry and conclude the same within the time frame stipulated by this Court by considering the petitioner's representation dt. 05.02.2026.
2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had given a complaint / representation dated 05.02.2026 as against the fourth respondent before the third respondent police. However, the third respondent has not taken any action on his representation.
3. It is needless to point out that whenever a representation of this nature is made to a Statutory Authority, there is a duty cast upon him to consider the same on its own merits and pass appropriate orders in one way or other, instead of keeping the same pending indefinitely. As such, non-consideration of the representation by the Statutory Authority would amount to dereliction of duty and hence, this Court will be justified in invoking its ext
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