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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 49067
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 02.06.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
W.P.No.12577 of 2025
N.Rajesh
S/o. S.Natarajan,
No.1/237, Bajanai Koil Street,
Navalur, Chennai – 600 130.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The State Of Tamilnadu
Represented By The Home Secretary
Government Of Tamil Nadu Secretariat, Fort
Saint George Chennai 600 009
2. The Director General Of Police
Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore,
Chennai 04
3. The Commissioner Of Police
Tambaram Police Commisionerate,
Shollinganallur, Chennai 600 119
4. The Assistant Commissioner Of Polic
Kelambakkam Range Cheennai
5. S.A. Srinivasan
The Assistant Ocmmissioner Of Police,
Tambaram Range, Tambaram City, Tambaram
Chennai 600 045
6. Rajasekar
The Inspector Of Police T-2 Crompet Police
Station (law And Order) Chennai 42.
..Respondent(s)
For the Appellants/Petitioners: D.Percivul Perciles
For the Respondents: R.Ganesh Kumar
A Writ of Mandamus seeking action against officials for an allegedly false status report is not maintainable when records indicate the underlying grievance was investigated and the report contained no falsehoods.
Headnote:The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct official respondents to initiate action against police officers for allegedly submitting a false status report in a prior legal proceeding. The Court examined the records and the status report in question. The central issue was whether the report filed by the police contained false averments necessitating disciplinary action. Upon scrutiny, the Court observed that the initial complaint had been duly inquired into and subsequently closed, finding no evidence of falsity in the submitted report. The court dismissed the petition.
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st to 4th respondents to take appropriate action against the 5th and 6th respondents for submitting false status report in W.P. No 26881 of 2022.
For Petitioner : Mr.D.Percivul Perciles
For Respondents
For R1 to R4 : Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar
Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu
ORDER
This Writ Petition has been filed for direction directing the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate action against the respondents 5 & 6 for submitting false status report in W.P.No 26881 of 2022.
2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials placed before this Court.
3. On perusal of the records and also on perusal of the status report filed by the respondents 5 & 6, it id revealed that the complaint lodged by the petitioner was enquired and closed. There is no false averments in the status report. Therefore, the directions sought for in this Writ Petition cannot be granted and the present petition is liable to be dismissed.
4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs.
