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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 59564
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
K.Kumaresh Babu, J
Abdul Rahim Khuddoos – Appellant
Versus
The Registrar of Trademarks – Respondent
WP(IPD) No. 18 of 2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Vijayan Subramanian
For the Respondents: Sushma
The court may issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct a statutory authority to dispose of a pending application within a fixed timeframe without entering into the merits of the case.
Headnote:The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Mandamus to compel the respondent to dispose of a pending application (No. 463775 dated 06.05.2025) within a specified timeframe. The primary issue was whether the respondent should be directed to consider and dispose of the pending application. The court observed that given the limited nature of the prayer, it was appropriate to dispose of the petition without delving into the merits of the underlying application. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of.
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| 1. prayer for mandamus to dispose of a pending administrative application. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. direction to statutory authority to decide pending matters within a fixed timeline. (Para 4) |
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondent to consider the dispose of the petitioner’s application No.463775 dated 06.05.2025, on the file of the Respondent within a time frame as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court.
ORDER
This writ petition has been fired to direct the respondent to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s application No.463775 dated 06.05.2025, on the file of the Respondent within a time frame as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court.
2. Ms.Sushma, learned Senior Panel Counsel takes notice on behalf of the respondent.
3. The prayer sought for in this writ petition is direct the respondent consider and dispose of the petitioner's application No.463775, which is currently pending with the respondent.
4. In view of the limited prayer that has been sought for in this writ petition, this Court is inclined to dispose of this writ petition without entering into the merits of the case. Accordingly, the respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the petitioner's application within a period of twelve (12) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
