ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by N. ANAND VENKATESH,J.)

2. Heard the learned counsel on either side.

3. The petitioner is a life convict, who is presently serving sentence at Central Prison, Trichy. The petitioner submitted a representation seeking for 40 days ordinary leave on the ground that his father was suffering from heart ailments and he required the physical and emotional support of the petitioner. The representation made by the petitioner came to be rejected by the first respondent through the impugned proceedings dated 07.04.2026 on the ground that the petitioner was convicted for offence under Section 394 r/w 397 of IPC and therefore, there is a bar under Rule 21(b) of the Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules, 1982 for granting ordinary leave. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition has been filed before this Court.

4. A counter-affidavit has been filed by the second respondent and the second respondent has reiterated the same ground that has been taken in the impugned order for rejecting the ordinary leave sought for by the petitioner.

5. We have carefully considered the submissions made on either side and the materials available on record.

6. The learn