# Kanagaraj vs The Stat of Tamil Nadu Rep by

Court: madras High Court
Date: 2026-06-18
Petitioner: Kanagaraj
Respondent: The Stat of Tamil Nadu Rep by

[Official PDF on madras High Court website](https://mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/index.php/casestatus/viewpdf/2087693)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

W.P.CRl..(MD).No.2090 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.06.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN W.P.Crl.(MD) No.2090 of 2026 Kanagaraj ...... Petitioner Vs. 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Prison-IV) Department, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai-9. 2.The Director General of Police/Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Office of the Director General of Police, C.M.D.A.Towers II, No.1, Gandhi Irvin Road, Elumbur, Chennai – 8. 3.The Deputy Inspector General of Prison, Madurai Central Prison Campus, Madurai Range, Madurai District. 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison For Women, Madurai District. ...... Respondents ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 01/07/2026 09:05:00 pm ) W.P.CRl..(MD).No.2090 of 2026 Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to provide adequate wages to the petitioner's wife by name Kavitha, now confining as convict Prisoner in Special Prison for Women, Madurai as per rule 478

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