P.Prabu v. Tamil Nadu Gymnastic Association (Tnga)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.10.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ and C.M.P. Nos.5007, 5010, 5028, 5031 and 5034 of 2023 1.P.Prabu 2.K.K.Madhanlal @ M.K.Madan Kennedy 3.T.Kumar 4.A.Kalimuthurajan 5.N.Karunakaran 6.A.V.Rammohan 7.M.Sivakumar 8.S.Devaraj ... Appellants in all O.S.As Vs.

1.Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association (TNGA) rep. By its General Secretary, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

2.Gymnastics Federation of India rep. By its General Secretary, Chingamakha Yanglem Leikai, P.O.Singjamei - 795 008 Imphal, Manipur.

3.Tamil Nadu State Olympic Association rep. By its General Secretary, Room No.78, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai - 600 003.

4.P.M.Roagabarani, President, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

5.V.Premkumar, Vice President, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

6.S.K.Ramanathan, Vice President, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

7.J.Sankar, Vice President, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

8.P.Satheeshkumar, Vice President, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

9.P.Selvaraj, Vice President, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

10.R.Sivaji, Vice President, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

11.Vikram Naidu, Vice President, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

12.G.Bala, Vice President, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

13.Dr.Arul Prakash, Joint Secretary, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

14.G.Gobu, Joint Secretary, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

15.M.Pushpa, Joint Secretary, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

16.Sharon Suares, Treasurer, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

17.J.P.Muniappan, Assistant Secretary, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

18.A.Rajeshkumar, Assistant Secretary, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

19.T.Raju, Assistant Secretary, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association, No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

20.Mr.L.Chandra Kumar, Election Officer, No.14, Sunkurama Street, 3rd Floor, Parrys, Chennai - 1.

... Respondents in all O.S.As (included as one of the defendant in the capacity as Election Officer appointed as per the judgment passed in C.S.No.239 of 2020)

Original Side Appeals filed under Order XXXVI Rule 1 of Original Side Rules read with Clause 15 of Letters Patent against the common order dated 04.11.2022 passed in O.A. Nos.225 of 2022,799 and 798 of 2021 and.

For Appellants : Mr.N.Sivaprakash in all OSAs For Respondents : Mr.K.Moorthy in all OSAs for R1, R4, R12, R15, R16 and R19 No appearance for R3, R5 to R7, R9 to R11, R13, R17, R18 R2, R8 and R14 - Not ready in notice Mr.L.Chandra Kumar, Election Officer COMMON JUDGMENT (Judgment of the Court was delivered by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) Learned counsel for the appellants seeks permission to withdraw the Original Side Appeals and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the appellants, these Original Side Appeals are dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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To 1.The General Secretary, Tamil Nadu Gymnastics Association (TNGA), No.1-C, Kaveri Nagar, Beach 5th Street, Kottivakkam, Chennai - 600 041.

2.The General Secretary, Gymnastics Federation of India, Chingamakha Yanglem Leikai, P.O.Singjamei - 795 008 Imphal, Manipur.

3.The General Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Olympic Association, Room No.78, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai - 600 003.

4.The Sub Assistant Registrar, Original Side, High Court, Madras.

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

AND MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.

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