W.P.(MD) No.18880 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.08.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE W.P.(MD) No.18880 of 2020 and W.M.P.(MD) No.15817 of 2020 S.Muthukumar ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The State of Tamilnadu rep.by its Secretary to Government Home Department Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 2.The Director Fire and Rescue Services Department No.17, Rukmani Lakshmipathi Salai Egmore, Chennai-8 3.The Deputy Director Fire and Rescue Services Department Southern Region Melaveli Veethi Madurai-625 001 4.The District Fire Officer Madurai District Madurai 5.The District Collector ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18880 of 2020 Madurai District Madurai 6.The Commissioner of Police Madurai City Madurai-625 002 7.The Commissioner Madurai Corporation Arignar Anna Maligai Madurai-625 020 8.The Director of Town and Country Planning No.807, Anna Salai Chennai-600 002 9.The Chairman cum Managing Director Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) 10th Floor, NPKRR Maaligai 144, Anna Salai Chennai-600 002 ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the Respondents 1 to 4 to inspect and verify all the textile showrooms, shops, hotels, shopping malls, theaters, marriage halls to ascertain those buildings are having all the fire safety measures and to take appropriate action against such buildings which are not possessing fire and safety measures and to take appropriate legal actions against the officials who ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18880 of 2020 had issued work completion certificates without physically verifying the buildings are constructed in consonance with the approved plan for the past 10 years and the fire and rescue department officials who have issued No objection certificates without verifying the fire safety measures in the buildings by considering the petitioner's written representation dated 23.11.2020 in accordance with law. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Srinivasa Raghavan for Mr.A.Kannan For Respondents : Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R1, R2, R5 & R8 Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor for R3, R4 & R6 Mr.S.Vinayak for R7 Mr.S.Deenadhayalan for R9 O R D E R [Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.] The general relief, as such sought for in this writ petition, cannot be granted by this Court. It is needless to state that fire safety measures are to be undertaken while developing the commercial buildings / malls and necessary no objection certificates are to be obtained from the Fire Service ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18880 of 2020 Department. This being the law in force, in the absence of any specific instance, this writ petition is not entertainable. 2. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [S.M.S., J.] [A.D.M.C., J.] 04.08.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No krk To: 1.The Secretary to Government, Home Department, State of Tamilnadu, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Director, Fire and Rescue Services Department, No.17, Rukmani Lakshmipathi Salai, Egmore, Chennai-8. 3.The Deputy Director, Fire and Rescue Services Department, Southern Region, ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18880 of 2020 Melaveli Veethi, Madurai-625 001. 4.The District Fire Officer, Madurai District, Madurai. 5.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 6.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai-625 002. 7.The Director of Town and Country Planning, No.807, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002. ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18880 of 2020 S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. and DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE , J. krk W.P.(MD) No.18880 of 2020 and W.M.P.(MD) No.15817 of 2020 04.08.2025 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis