IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS RESERVED ON : 21.04.2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 23.04.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR WMP.Nos.12601, 13421 and 14975 of 2025 in W.P.No.10348 of 2025 S.Muralidharan ...Petitioner in WMP.No.12601 of 2025 A.Mohandas ...Petitioner in WMP.No.13421 of 2025 A.Sridharan ...Petitioner in WMP.No.14975 of 2025 1.Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd. (TASMAC) Represented by its Managing Director, CMDA Tower-II, IV Floor, Gandhi Irwin Bridge Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008. 2.Directorate of Enforcement, Represented By Assistant Director, Chennai Zonal Officer II. No.2, 5th and 6th Floor, BSNL Administrative Building. Kuskumar, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600 034. ... Respondents in all Petitions p. 1 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis PRAYER in WMP.No.12601 of 2025: To allow the present application for intervention and permit the petitioner to be heard in the present proceedings by impleading the petitioner as 2nd respondent in Writ Petition No.10348 of 2025. PRAYER in WMP.No.13421 of 2025: To implead the proposed respondent as a respondent in the present case in W.P.No.10348 of 2025. PRAYER in WMP.No.14975 of 2025: To allow the present application for and permit the petitioner to be heard in the present proceedings by impleading the petitioner as a respondent in Writ Petition No.10348 of 2025. WMP.No.12601 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.S.Muralidharan For Respondents : Mr.Vikram Chaudhri, Senior Advocate asst by Mr.Stalin Abhimanyu Additional Government Pleader for R1 Mr.S.V.Raju, Additional Solicitor General of India asst. by Mr.Zoeb Hussain and Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan Additional Solicitor General of India asst. by Mr.N.Ramesh Special Public Prosecutor for ED for R2 WMP.No.13421 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.Elephant G.Rajendran For Respondents : Mr.Vikram Chaudhri, Senior Advocate asst by Mr.Stalin Abhimanyu Additional Government Pleader for R1 Mr.S.V.Raju, Additional Solicitor General of India p. 2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis asst. by Mr.Zoeb Hussain and Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan Additional Solicitor General of India asst. by Mr.N.Ramesh Special Public Prosecutor for ED for R2 WMP.No.14975 of 2025 For Petitioner : Dr.A.Sridharan For Respondents : Mr.Vikram Chaudhri, Senior Advocate asst by Mr.Stalin Abhimanyu Additional Government Pleader for R1 Mr.S.V.Raju, Additional Solicitor General of India asst. by Mr.Zoeb Hussain and Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan Additional Solicitor General of India asst. by Mr.N.Ramesh Special Public Prosecutor for ED for R2 COMMON ORDER S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. The impleading petitions have been filed by the third parties, mainly on the ground that they possess certain information and documents related to alleged malpractices and corruption in the administration of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC). 2. At the outset, these petitions are filed in the interest of public. However, since the present writ petitions have been instituted by the p. 3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Government and TASMAC, and do not constitute a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the petitioners are not required to be impleaded as necessary parties in these writ proceedings. 3. Nevertheless, if the petitioners in the event of possessing information or documents, they are at liberty to submit the same before the Enforcement Directorate in the manner known law. 4. With these observations, all the Miscellaneous Petitions filed for impleading petitioners are dismissed. No costs. [S.M.S., J.] [K.R.S., J.] 23.04.2025 Index : Yes Neutral Citation : Yes Speaking order / Non-speaking order Jeni/Gd p. 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis To 1.Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd. (TASMAC) Represented by its Managing Director, CMDA Tower-II, IV Floor, Gandhi Irwin Bridge Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008. 2.Directorate of Enforcement, Represented By Assistant Director, Chennai Zonal Officer II. No.2, 5th and 6th Floor, BSNL Administrative Building. Kuskumar, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600 034. Page 5 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. AND K.RAJASEKAR, J. Jeni/Gd WMP.Nos.12601, 13421 and 14975 of 2025 in W.P.No.10348 of 2025 23.04.2025 p. 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis