W.P.No.6361 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 27.02.2026 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No.6361 of 2026 and W.M.P.No.6872 of 2026 M.Sumalatha W/o.Arunprasad, No.3/300, Perumal Kovil Street, N.S. Nagar, Nemalur Village, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Thiruvallur District -601 202 Petitioner Vs 1.The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Fort St. George, Chennai 2.The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005 3.The Managing Director TASMAC CMDA Tower-II, Egmore, Chennai-600 008 ______________ p. 2 W.P.No.6361 of 2026 4.The District Collector Thiruvallur District. 5.The Inspector of Police Pathirivedu Police Station, Thiruvallur. Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus thereby by considering petitioner representation dated 08.01.2026 and direct the 1st to 5th respondents to close and remove TASMAC Shop No.9129 situated in N.S.Nagar, Nemalur Village, Nemalur Panchayat, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Thiruvallur District. For Petitioner: Mr.R.Raghul for Mr.M.D.Ilayaraja For Respondents: Mr.E.Vijay Anand Addl. Government Pleader for R1, R2 and R4 Mr. K.Sathish Kumar Standing Counsel for R3 Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) for R5 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Heard. ______________ p. 3 W.P.No.6361 of 2026 2. Violation of rule relating to location of Tasmac shop having not been prima facie made out from the averments in the petition, we are not inclined to keep this petition pending. However, it is open for the petitioner to persuade the authorities to get the shop relocated owing to public objection. 3. The writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. (MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 27.02.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No bbr ______________ p. 4 W.P.No.6361 of 2026 To: 1.The Secretary, State Of Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Excise Dept., Fort St. George, Chennai 2.The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005 3.The Managing Director TASMAC CMDA Tower-II, Egmore, Chennai-600 008 4.The District Collector Thiruvallur District. 5.The Inspector of Police Pathirivedu Police Station, Thiruvallur. ______________ p. 5 W.P.No.6361 of 2026 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN, J. bbr W.P.No.6361 of 2026 27.02.2026 ______________