W.P.(MD) No.12849 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.04.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR W.P.(MD) No.12849 of 2026 M.Fredy Edward ... Petitioner -vs- The Commissioner of Customs No.1, Williams Road Contonment, Tiruchirapalli-620 001 ... Respondent PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider petitioner's representation dated 27.11.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Ravi O R D E R Registry has raised an objection regarding maintainability of this writ petition before this Court and accordingly, this writ petition is listed today under the caption “For Maintainability”. ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.12849 of 2026 2. The petitioner herein is an employee retired from the Customs Department of the Union of India. Therefore, for any grievance with regard to his service and other benefits either while he was in service or after he retired from service, the appropriate remedy is before the Central Administrative Tribunal constituted under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, in the light of the law laid down by the Honourable Apex Court in the case of L.Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India, reported in (1997) 3 SCC 261. 3. In view of the above, the objection raised by the Registry is upheld. 28.04.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Note to Office: Return the original papers, if any, to the learned counsel for the petitioner, after retaining a photocopy of the same in the court bundle. krk ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.12849 of 2026 MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J. krk W.P.(MD) No.12849 of 2026 28.04.2026 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis