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2026 DAILYLAW 63334 (MAD)

G.Devarajan v. The Principal Secretary

WP/1107/2026 · 2026-01-22

G Arul Murugan

Transfer Petitionbody2026

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WP No.1107 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22.01.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN WP No.1107 of 2026 G.Devarajan .. Petitioner -vs- 1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 2. The Principal Secretary, Minister for Finance Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 3. The Secretary, Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 4. The District Collector, 62, Rajaji Salai, Fourth Floor, Chennai 600 001. Page 1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.1107 of 2026 5. The Director General of Police, No.1, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004. 6. The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner Office, Vepery, Chennai 600 007. 7. The Inspector of Police, K9 Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar Police Station, (Law and Order), Jai Beem Nagar, Chennai 600 011. .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 6 to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 16.02.2016, 13.01.2023, 25.04.2024, 16.04.2025 and 26.12.2025 in respect of acquiring a land and construct permanent building K9 Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar Police Station to the 7th respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Devarajan Party-in-person For Respondents : Mr.E.Vijay Anand Addl. Govt. Pleader, for RR 1 to 4 : Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side), for RR 5 to 7 * * * * * p. 2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.1107 of 2026 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) This petition is as frivolous as it could be. It appears that the police station was housed in the building belonging to the petitioner and now it is being shifted to another location. 2. The grounds on which shifting the location of the police station is sought are not tenable in law. This is a frivolous petition and therefore, dismissed with costs of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) payable to the Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authority, Chennai, within one month. (MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.) 22.01.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No sra p. 3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.1107 of 2026 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN, J. (sra) To 1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 2. The Principal Secretary, Minister for Finance Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 3. The Secretary, Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 4. The District Collector, 62, Rajaji Salai, Fourth Floor, Chennai 600 001. 5. The Director General of Police, No.1, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004. 6. The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner Office, Vepery, Chennai 600 007. 7. The Inspector of Police, K9 Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar Police Station, (Law and Order), Jai Beem Nagar, Chennai 600 011. WP No.1107 of 2026 22.01.2026 p. 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis