LAWS(MAD)-2026-4-1

ESWARAN Vs. STATE

Decided On April 02, 2026
ESWARAN Appellant
V/S
STATE Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) All the above cases relate to premature release of convict prisoners.

(2.) When a Division Bench of this Court, in Eswaran v. State, W.P. No.31478 of 2024, etc. batch vide order dtd. 20/8/2025, took up the above cases for hearing, the plea raised by the petitioners was that their case for premature release had been considered by the State Cabinet and thereafter, the papers relating thereto were sent to the Governor, who had acted in his discretion and rejected the same, which is unsustainable in the eyes of the law.

(3.) While considering the above plea, the aforesaid Division Bench noticed an apparent dichotomy in the views taken by two Division Benches of this Court in Veera Bharathi v. State, W.P. No.14908 of 2024 decided on 17/10/2024 and Murugan @ Thirumalai Murugan v. State, W.P.(MD).No.13468 of 2024 decided on 6/11/2024.