W.P.(MD).No.20334 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.09.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU W.P.(MD)No.20334 of 2025 M.Sriramar ...Petitioner Vs 1.The Registrar, Office of the State Registrar of Co-op Societies, 110, EV.R.High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010 2.Regional Joint Registrar of Co-Op Societies, Virudhunagar Region, Office of the District Collector Campus, Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar District. 3.P.Senthilkumar, Regional Joint Registrar of Co-op Societies, Virudhunagar Region, Office of the District Collector Campus, Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar District 4.Co-Operative Sub Registrar, Virudhunagar Rural, Office of the District Collector Campus, Virudhunagar. 5.Nagarajan, Cooperative Sub Registrar, Virudhunagar Rural, 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD).No.20334 of 2025 Office of the District Collector Campus, Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar District. ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records pertaining to the proceedings impugned of the 1st respondent in Na.Ka.No.12413/2025 ThoVeSa2 dated 06.07.2025 and quash the same as illegal and direct the 1st respondent to take appropriate action as against the respondents No.3 and 5 on the basis of petitioners representation dated 27.12.2024 made to the first respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Kannan For R1, R2 & R4 : Mr.F.Deepak Special Government Pleader O R D E R This writ petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings of the first respondent dated 06.07.2025 and consequently to direct the first respondent to take appropriate action against the respondents 3 to 5 on the basis of the representation of the petitioner dated 27.12.2024. 2. It is well settled that a third party, not connected with any service dispute, can invoke the provisions of Article 226 of the Constitution of India to seek a mandamus to take action against any 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD).No.20334 of 2025 employee or official. Disciplinary proceedings is essential matter between employer and the employee and a stranger particularly, a person who was the complainant which led to a criminal case, cannot claim to initiate departmental action. The said principal has been laid down by the Honb'le Apex Court in the case of Ranjith Prasad Vs. Union of India (UoI) and Ors., reported in AIR 2000 SC 3469. 3. In view of the same, the prayer as sought for by the writ petitioner cannot be entertained by this Court. 4. Accordingly, this Writ petition stands dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. 09.09.2025 NCC:yes/no Index:yes/no Internet:yes/no Sn 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD).No.20334 of 2025 To: 1.The Registrar, Office of the State Registrar of Co-op Societies, 110, EV.R.High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010 2.Regional Joint Registrar of Co-Op Societies, Virudhunagar Region, Office of the District Collector Campus, Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar District. 3.Co-Operative Sub Registrar, Virudhunagar Rural, Office of the District Collector Campus, Virudhunagar. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD).No.20334 of 2025 K.KUMARESH BABU , J. Sn W.P.(MD).No.20334 of 2025 09.09.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis