# Aruppukkottai Man and Others v. National Human Rights Commission and the State Government

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## Report card

By judgment dated 2 December 2010 in W.P.(MD) Nos. 1645 and 10479 of 2009, the Madras High Court (Coram: K. Chandru, J.) returned findings adverse to 5 police personnel, namely: Sub-Inspector, Pandalkudi Police Station; Sub-Inspector, Pandalkudi Police Station; Head Constable, Pandalkudi Police Station; Head Constable, Pandalkudi Police Station; Police Constable Grade-II, Pandalkudi Police Station, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).

- Register number: TN 63 CW 0001
- Case reference: W.P.(MD) Nos. 1645 and 10479 of 2009 / (2010) 12 MAD CK 0112
- Court and date: Madras High Court (Coram: K. Chandru, J.), 2 December 2010
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, Pandalkudi Police Station; Sub-Inspector, Pandalkudi Police Station; Head Constable, Pandalkudi Police Station; Head Constable, Pandalkudi Police Station; Police Constable Grade-II, Pandalkudi Police Station
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 17 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993; Section 18(c) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In fact, the Petitioners themselves have filed the deposition of the complainant \[name withheld\] in the typed set which clearly showed that the Petitioners had assaulted the serving personnel of the Indian Army.” (at para 7)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: imprisonment and fine. Compensation: Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000).
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/68974/v-kumaravel-and-others-appellant-hash-national-human-rights-commission-and-the-state-government-/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2010-0040)

**Record:** CW-2010-0040 (compiler id CWC-0836); case GAP2-38-008
**Title:** Aruppukkottai Man and Others v. National Human Rights Commission and the State Government
**Court:** Madras High Court; bench: Madurai; judges: K. Chandru
**Case number / citation:** W.P.(MD) Nos. 1645 and 10479 of 2009 / (2010) 12 MAD CK 0112
**Judgment:** 2010-12-02 (2010, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2004-05-07 (2004)
**Place:** Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu; city town: Aruppukkottai; police station or unit: Pandalkudi Police Station; force: state_police
**Category:** Violence & unlawful detention
**Sub-category:** disproportionate force
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 s.17; Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 s.18(c)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, Pandalkudi Police Station; Sub-Inspector, Pandalkudi Police Station; Head Constable, Pandalkudi Police Station; Head Constable, Pandalkudi Police Station; Police Constable Grade-II, Pandalkudi Police Station (5 in record)
**Victims:** Aruppukkottai man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** mixed; Rs 1 lakh (Rs 1,00,000)
**Sentence type:** mixed (mixed)

The judgment of the Madras High Court records the following account. On 7 May 2004, Pandalkudi police personnel led by SI dragged serving Army officer Captain Ganesan from his car and beat him with iron rods in a savage manner after an altercation at Danalakshmi lodge; his father and an advocate were also beaten. The RDO Aruppukkottai enquiry under PSO 151 found grievous injuries caused by excessive police force, and the NHRC found the assault and torture true, recommending Rs.1 lakh interim relief. The State paid Rs.1 lakh (G.Os. Ms. 232/2008 and 610/2008) and ordered recovery from the five policemen. The court dismissed their writ petitions, holding the recoveries from salaries shall continue without prejudice to the pending departmental action and NHRC proceedings.

> In fact, the Petitioners themselves have filed the deposition of the complainant \[name withheld\] in the typed set which clearly showed that the Petitioners had assaulted the serving personnel of the Indian Army.

**Sources (2):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/68974/v-kumaravel-and-others-appellant-hash-national-human-rights-commission-and-the-state-government-/); [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/68974/pdf/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** brutality
**admin subcategory:** disproportionate_force
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** 7
**display title redacted:** Aruppukkottai Man and Others v. National Human Rights Commission and the State Government
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'wrong_facts', 'corrections_applied': \['outcome_type'\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2010-12-02', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Madras High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Madras High Court recorded adverse findings against police personnel and ordered Rs 100,000.', 'disposition': 'Compensation ordered · Supports allegation (for the compensated wrong only)', 'source': '(2010) 12 MAD CK 0112', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/68974/v-kumaravel-and-others-appellant-hash-national-human-rights-commission-and-the-state-government-/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/68974/pdf/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** disproportionate force
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** Madras HC (K. Chandru, J.) dismissed W.P.(MD) 1645/10479 of 2009: assault/torture of Captain Ganesan held true; salary recoveries of Rs.1L compensation to continue.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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