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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 25881

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J
NP.Karunakaran – Appellant
Versus
The Registrar, Tamil Nadu Medical Council – Respondent

Advocates:
For Petitioner(s): Mr.R.Sankarasubbu
For Respondent(s): Mr.Sam Dinakaran Manuvel for R1, Mr.R.Ezhilarasan for R2

Writ petition dismissed as infructuous due to prior consideration of complaint and pending challenge.

Headnote:First Paragraph: Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioner filed writ of mandamus directing medical council to consider complaint against respondent for alleged misconduct. Facts involve complaint dated 27.09.2022 (Ref. TNMC/T.2433/2022) seeking action for criminal act. Court found petition infructuous as complaint was considered on 19.02.2024, challenged in W.P.No.29643 of 2023. Second Paragraph: Issue framed as whether mandamus should issue given prior consideration of complaint. Ratio decidendi: subsequent challenge renders current petition infructuous (para 2). Last Paragraph: Writ petition dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

Table of Content
1. prior consideration renders petition infructuous. (Para 1)
2. dismissal due to infructuous nature. (Para 2)

ORDER

When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the respondents would submit that the petitioner's complaint dated 27.09.2022 has already been considered and an order was passed on 19.02.2024. Challenging the said order, the petitioner has filed writ petition in W.P.No.29643 of 2023.

Hence, this writ petition has become infructuous.

2. Recording the aforesaid submission, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 25881

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASKRISHNAN RAMASAMY, JNP.Karunakaran – AppellantVersusThe Registrar, Tamil Nadu Medical Council – Respondent

Writ petition dismissed as infructuous due to prior consideration of complaint and pending challenge.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J
NP.Karunakaran – Appellant
Versus
The Registrar, Tamil Nadu Medical Council – Respondent