BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 02-07-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R. POORNIMA WP Crl.(MD) NO. 3606 of 2026 M.Sujatha Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Additional Chief Secretary / Director General of Prisons, O/o. The Additional Chief Secretary / Director General of Prisons, Tamil Nadu Prison Department, Chennai-600008. 2. The Inspector General of Prisons, O/o. The Inspector General of Prisons, CMDA Tower-II, No.1 Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008. 3. The Superintendent of Prisons, O/o the Superintendent of Prisons, Vellore Central Prison, Vellore. 4. The Superintendent of Prisons, O/o the Superintendent of Prisons, Trichy Central Prisons, Trichy. Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Ramsundarvijayaraj For Respondent(s): Mr.D.Venkatesh Government Advocate(Crl.Side) Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 22.06.2026 seeking transfer of the petitioner’s son namely Karthi @ Karthikeyan, Convict No.375354, presently confined in Central Prison, Vellore, to Central Prison, Trichy under the Open Air Prison as per Chapter XXXVI of the Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 1983, by taking into account his good conduct, reformation and eligibility. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble A.D.Jagadish Chandira J.) Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that though the request has been given by the petitioner for ordinary leave, he is not pressing that application and this petition may be closed with liberty to the petitioner to seek for emergency leave. 2. Recording the above submission, this Writ Petition stands closed with liberty as prayed for. No costs. (A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA J.) (R.POORNIMA J.) 02-07-2026 bala To 1. The Additional Chief Secretary / Director General of Prisons, O/o. The Additional Chief Secretary / Director General of Prisons, Tamil Nadu Prison Department, Chennai-600008. 2. The Inspector General of Prisons, O/o. The Inspector General of Prisons, CMDA Tower-II, No.1 Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008. 3. The Superintendent of Prisons, O/o the Superintendent of Prisons, Vellore Central Prison, Vellore. 4. The Superintendent of Prisons, O/o the Superintendent of Prisons, Trichy Central Prisons, Trichy. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis