Peter vs the Ombudsman

PETER vs The Ombudsman

Type Court Judgment Court Chennai Orders Decided Jun 23, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1484112
Court: Chennai Orders High Court
Judge: Honourable the Chief Justice,Honourable Mr.Justice G.Arul Murugan
Decided On: Jun 23, 2026
Case Number: WP/34411/2024

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

PETER

Respondent

The Ombudsman

Excerpt

in the high court of judicature at madrasdated: 23-06-2026coramthe hon'ble mr.sushrut arvind dharmadhikari, chief justice and the hon'ble mr.justice g.arul murugan wp no.34411 of 2024 and wmp no.37290 of 2024 peter senior citizen, s/o.david, no.21/1, rupa nagar (ext), sungam, ramanathapuram, coimbatore-641 045. ..petitioner(s) vs ..respondent(s) page1 of 4 writ petition filed under article 226 of the constitution of india seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay a damages sum of rs.10 lakhs to the writ petitioner on considering mail dated 04.09.2024 for petitioner(s): mr.t.annaamalai for respondent(s): f.b.benjamin george for r1 mr.tarang k.sancheti for mr.t.saikrishnan for r2 no appearance for r3 and r4order(order of the court was made by the chief justice) learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of the court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to avail the appropriate remedy.2. accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty tothe petitioner to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law. no costs. the connected miscellaneous petition is also dismissed. (sushrut arvind dharmadhikari, c.j.) (g.arul murugan j.) index: yes/nospeaking/non-speaking orderneutral citation: yes/no ssk page2 of 4 to page3 of 4 sushrut arvind dharmadhikari, c.j. andg.arul murugan, j.ssk page4 of 4

Full Judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 23-06-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN WP No.34411 of 2024 and WMP No.37290 of 2024 Peter Senior Citizen, S/o.David, No.21/1, Rupa Nagar (Ext), Sungam, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore-641 045. ..Petitioner(s) Vs ..Respondent(s) Page1 of 4 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay a damages sum of Rs.10 Lakhs to the Writ Petitioner on considering mail dated 04.09.2024 For Petitioner(s): Mr.T.Annaamalai For Respondent(s): F.B.Benjamin George for R1 Mr.Tarang K.Sancheti for Mr.T.Saikrishnan for R2 No appearance for R3 and R4

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by The Chief Justice) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of the court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to avail the appropriate remedy.

2. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to

the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law. No costs. The connected miscellaneous petition is also dismissed. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, C.J.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN J.) Index: Yes/No

Speaking/Non-speaking order

Neutral Citation: Yes/No ssk Page2 of 4 To Page3 of 4 SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, C.J. AND

G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.

ssk Page4 of 4

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