W.P.No.29496 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 07.08.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN W.P.No.29496 of 2025 R.Radhika ... Petitioner Vs. 1.Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, No.1, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008. 2.The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, Tiruchirappalli – 620 008. ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated on 21.05.2025 and transfer her to any one of the Prisons in Puzhal complex. For Petitioner : M/s.Ramapriya Gopalakrishnan For Respondents : Mr.R.Sasikumar Government Advocate O R D E R Mr.R.Sasikumar, learned Government Advocate takes notice on 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29496 of 2025 behalf of the respondents. By consent, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. 2.The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 21.05.2025 and transfer her to any one of the Prisons in Puzhal complex. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is differently abled person and having 60% permanent disability in the right leg and she find difficulty in walking and climbing stairs as there is no facility provided for differently abled persons. The learned counsel would further submit that the present posting at Tiruchirappalli would deprive her from getting assistance from her family. Hence she sent representation to transfer her from Tiruchirappalli to Chennai vide representation dated 21.05.2025 and such representation is pending with the respondents. 4.At this juncture, the learned Government Advocate would submit that the respondents would consider the petitioner's representation, according to its own merits and in accordance with law, 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29496 of 2025 within a reasonable time. 5.In such view of the submission, without going into the merits of the writ petition, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 21.05.2025 upon its own merits and in accordance with law and pass orders, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6.The writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 07.08.2025 pri Index: Yes/ No Speaking Order: Yes/ No NCC: Yes/ No To 1.Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, No.1, Whannels Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008. 2.The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, Tiruchirappalli – 620 008. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.29496 of 2025 C.KUMARAPPAN,J. pri W.P.No.29496 of 2025 07.08.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis