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Madras High Court
The Chief Secretary vs Rama. Ravikumar on 23 February, 2026
Author: G.Jayachandran
Bench: G.Jayachandran
L.P.A.(MD)No.13 of 2025
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 23.02.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN
and
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN
L.P.A.(MD)No.13 of 2025
and
C.M.P.(MD)No.19914 of 2025
The Chief Secretary,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Secretariat,
Fort St. George,
Chennai. ... Appellant
-vs-
1.Rama. Ravikumar
2.K.J.Praveenkumar, IAS,
District Collector,
Madurai.
3.J.Loganathan, IPS,
The Commissioner of Police,
Madurai City.
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L.P.A.(MD)No.13 of 2025
4.Yagna Narayanan,
Executive Officer,
Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple,
Thirupparankundram,
Madurai.
5.The Union Home Secretary,
Government of India,
New Delhi.
6.A.G.Inigo Divyan,
DCP (South),
Madurai City. ... Respondents
PRAYER: Letter Patent Appeal filed under Clause XV of the Letters Patent
Act, praying to praying to set aside the order dated 09.12.2025 passed in
Contempt Petition (MD)No.3594 of 2025 and allow this Letters Patent
Appeal.
For Appellant : Mr.J.Ravindran,
Additional Advocate General,
Assisted by Mr.P.Thilak Kumar,
Government Pleader
For Respondent No.1 : Mr.G.Karthikeyan
Senior Counsel
for Mr.RM.Arun Swaminathan
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L.P.A.(MD)No.13 of 2025
For Respondent No.3 : Mr.S.Ravi
Additional Public Prosecutor
JUDGMENT
[Judgment of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.]
When the batch of LPAs were taken up for hearing, learned
Additional Advocate General appearing for the appellant would submit that
the present L.P.A.(MD)No.13 of 2025 is not pressed and seeks leave of this
Court to withdraw the same. He has also made an endorsement to that
effect in the court bundle.
2.Accordingly, this Letters Patent Appeal stands dismissed as
withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the
connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
[G.J., J.] & [K.K.R.K., J.]
23.02.2026
NCC : Yes / No
Index : Yes / No
Internet: Yes / No
MR
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To
1.The Chief Secretary,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Secretariat,
Fort St. George,
Chennai.
2.K.J.Praveenkumar, IAS,
District Collector,
Madurai.
3.J.Loganathan, IPS,
The Commissioner of Police,
Madurai City.
4.Yagna Narayanan,
Executive Officer,
Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple,
Thirupparankundram,
Madurai.
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5.The Union Home Secretary,
Government of India,
New Delhi.
6.A.G.Inigo Divyan,
DCP (South),
Madurai City.
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DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.
AND
K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.
MR
23.02.2026
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