Ezhilan vs Union of India

W.P(MD)No.17014 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 19.06.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN W.P(MD)No.17014 of 2026 and WMP(MD)Nos.12596 and 12598 of 2026 Ezhilan ... Petitioner Vs. 1. Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi - 110001. 2. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Office of the Registrar General, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi - 110001. 3. The Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu, Chennai. ... Respondents PRAYER :- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned notification dated 22.01.2026 issued by the 2nd respondent and subsequently quash the same as unconstitutional, illegal and erroneous and consequently direct the respondents to 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 23/06/2026 04:00:26 pm ) W.P(MD)No.17014 of 2026 a) suitably modify the House Listing Operation questionnaire to provide separate and explicit enumeration of Other Backward Classe