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2025 DAILYLAW 119709 (MAD)

Thangasamy v. The Secretary

WP(MD)/4645/2025 · 2025-03-20

J Nisha Banu, S Srimathy

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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W.P(MD)No.4645 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.03.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P(MD)No.4645 of 2025 Thangasamy ... Petitioner vs. 1.The Secretary, Bar Council of India, 21, Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, Near Bal Bhawan, New Delhi-110 002. 2.The Secretary, Bar Council of Delhi, No.2/6, Siri Fort Institutional Area, Khel Gaon Marg, New Delhi-110 049. 3.The Secretary, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, Parrys, Chennai-600 104. 4.C.Sundar Raj ... Respondents 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.4645 of 2025 PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to conduct enquiry on the petitioner's complaint dated 08.01.2025 and take necessary action against the fourth respondent within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Balamurugan For R - 1 : M/s.S.Mahalakshmi Standing Counsel For RR 2 & 3 : No appearance For R – 4 : Mr.Jeevin ORDER (Order of the Court was made by J. NISHA BANU, J.) The petitioner has filed the Writ Petition for a direction directing the respondents 1 to 3 to conduct enquiry on the petitioner's complaint dated 08.01.2025 and to take necessary action against the fourth respondent within a time frame fixed by this Court. 2.Alleging that the fourth respondent is involving into various unlawful activities and threatening the general public and extracting money 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.4645 of 2025 claiming himself as an Advocate, the petitioner has given a complaint dated 08.01.2025 before the respondents 1 to 3 to take appropriate disciplinary action against the fourth respondent. Finding that no action has been taken by the respondents 1 to 3, the petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition. 3.The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the first respondent would submit that if the petitioner makes a complaint in the prescribed format under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961, the same will be considered. 4.Recording the same, this Writ Petition is dismissed granting liberty to the petitioner to work out his remedy under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961. There shall be no order as to costs. [J.N.B.,J.] & [S.S.Y.,J.] 20.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes ps 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.4645 of 2025 To 1.The Secretary, Bar Council of India, 21, Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, Near Bal Bhawan, New Delhi-110 002. 2.The Secretary, Bar Council of Delhi, No.2/6, Siri Fort Institutional Area, Khel Gaon Marg, New Delhi-110 049. 3.The Secretary, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, Parrys, Chennai-600 104. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.4645 of 2025 J.NISHA BANU , J. and S.SRIMATHY, J. ps ORDER MADE IN W.P(MD)No.4645 of 2025 DATED : 20.03.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis