Madras High CourtWP/39652/2004dismissed as infructuous

Thiyagri A.Panchatcharam v. Ministry Of Home Affairs

2019-10-21Honourable Mr Justice V. Bharathidasan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated: 21..10..2019

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN Writ Petition No.39652 of 2004 Thiyagi A.Panchatcharam ... Petitioner -Versus1.The Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Freedom Fighters Division, Rep. by its Deputy Secretary, I Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi. ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to consider the claim of the petitioner for grant of Swantantra Sainik Samman Pension independently and notwithstanding the report of the District Collector, Dharmapuri, dated 24.09.2004 in the light of the judgments of this Court in W.P.No.1653 of 1994 dated 25.07.1996 and the authority reported in 1994 WLR 137 and grant the pension to the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.K.Rajagopal For Respondent(s) : Mr.G.Karthikeyan, Standing Counsel for R1

ORDER

When this writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had passed away and therefore, the prayer sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.

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2. In view of the above, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kmk To The Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Freedom Fighters Division, I Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi. Writ Petition No.39652 of 2004 pvs[co] srg 26/12/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/