A.Hari Nadar v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 02.01.2024 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY A.Hari Nadar ..

Petitioner Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Chief Secretary to Government Fort St. George Secretariat Chennai 600 009.

2. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department Fort St. George Secretariat Chennai 600 009.

3. The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission Rep. by its Chief Election Commissioner Inner Ring Road, Jai Nagar Koyambedu Chennai 600 106.

4. The District Collector Office of the District Collector Thoothukudi Thoothukudi.

5. The Commissioner Corporation of Thoothukudi Thoothukudi.

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Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the second respondent pertaining to the impugned notification published in Govt Gazette dated 4.12.2019 made in G.O.No.163 Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) No. II(2)/MAWS/949(a)/2019 insofar as Serial (2) with respect to Tuticorin corporation, quash the same and further direct the respondents to conduct the election for the post of Mayor of Corporation of Tuticorin as per G.O.Ms.No.124 Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department dated 07.09.2011.

For the Petitioner : Mr.G.Vijaya Kumar For the Respondents : Mr.K.Karthik Jegannath Government Advocate for Respondents 1, 2 & 4 No appearance for Respondent-3

ORDER

(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that the matter has become infructuous.

2. In the light of that, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.1493 and 1494 of 2020 are also dismissed. (S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 02.01.2024 Index :

Yes/No :

Yes/No kpl To

1. The Chief Secretary to Government Fort St. George, Secretariat Chennai 600 009.

2. The Principal Secretary to Government Department of Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department Fort St. George Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

3. The Chief Election Commissioner Tamil Nadu State Election Commission Inner Ring Road, Jai Nagar Koyambedu Chennai 600 106.

4. The District Collector Office of the District Collector Thoothukudi Thoothukudi.

5. The Commissioner Corporation of Thoothukudi Thoothukudi.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J (kpl) 02.01.2024