U.Guljar Bee, v. The State Election Commissioner,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.02.2020

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU W.P. No. 1436 of 2020 U. Guljar Bee ... Petitioner -vs1. The State Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, No. 208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Arumbakkam, Chennai - 600 106.

2. The District Collector & District Election Officer, Krishnagiri District Collectorate, Krishnagiri District.

3. The Returning Officer and Block Development Officer, Panchayat President Election, Village Panchayat Ward Member Election, Panchayat Union, Veppanapalli, Krishnagiri District.

4. Lakshmi Kantha Ramesh ... Respondents Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the First to Third Respondent herein to recount the votes polled in V. Madhepalli Panchayat President Election, within Veppanapalli Panchayat Union, situated at Krishnagiri District in the election held on 30.12.2019 and to declare the results by following the provisions of Tamil Nadu Panchayat Election Rules scrupulously.

For Petitioner :

Mr. R. Sagadevan For Respondents :

Mr. AR.L. Sundaresan, Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. B. Nedunchezhiyan, Learned Standing Counsel (for R1) Mr. V. Jayaprakash Narayanan, Government Pleader (for R2) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

When it is pointed out by the Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the First Respondent that the Petitioner has got an effective alternative remedy by way of election petition under Section 258 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition with liberty to resort to the same and he has also made an endorsement to that effect, which is recorded.

2.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting such liberty. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VIII) // True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vjt To

1. The State Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, No. 208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Arumbakkam, Chennai - 600 106.

2. The District Collector & District Election Officer, Krishnagiri District Collectorate, Krishnagiri District.

3. The Returning Officer and Block Development Officer, Panchayat President Election, Village Panchayat Ward Member Election, Panchayat Union, Veppanapalli, Krishnagiri District.

+1cc to Mr.R.Sagadevan, Advocate, SR.No.9398. +1cc to Government Pleader, SR.No.10047.

W.P. No. 1436 of 2020 JP(CO) CSR: 19.02.2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/