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Rathinam v. Chief Election Officer Tamil Nadu

2024-09-04Honourable The Acting Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice P.B. Balaji5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.09.2024 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.D.KRISHNAKUMAR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.B.BALAJI C.Rathinam ..

Petitioner Vs.

1. Chief Election Officer, Tamil Nadu Public Elections Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. Secretary to Government Public Elections Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

3. State Election Commissioner 208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai (Opp. To Koyambedu Bus Terminus) Arumbakkam, Chennai 600 106.

4. District Election Officer, Sivagangai Collectorate Office Sivagangai 630 562.

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Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of Mandamus to direct the 1st and 2nd

respondents to take action for the representation letter given by the petitioner dated 07.11.2023 and to give the ex-gratia compensation amount of Rs.15,00,000/- as announced in G.O.(Ms) No.303 dated 09.05.2019 by the public (Election III) within a time frame fixed by this Hon'ble Court.

For the Petitioner : Mr.C.Selva Kumar For the Respondents : Mr.Niranjan Rajagopalan for Respondents 1 & 4 Mr.A.Edwin Prabakar State Government Pleader for Respondent-2 Mr.Sivashanmugam for Respondent-3

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st and 2nd respondents to take action on his representation dated 07.11.2023 seeking exgratia compensation amount of Rs.15,00,000/- as per G.O.(Ms) No.303 dated 09.05.2019 by the public (Election III).

2. Learned counsel for the respondents 1 and 4 submits that

the representation of the petitioner is pending on the file of the fourth respondent and orders will be passed on the same after due consideration.

3. In view of the above, the fourth respondent is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 07.11.2023 and pass appropriate orders, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner shall submit any particular, if required by the fourth respondent, within one week.

4. The writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

(D.K.K., ACJ.) (P.B.B., J.) 04.09.2024 Index :

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To

1. Chief Election Officer, Tamil Nadu Public Elections Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. Secretary to Government Public Elections Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

3. State Election Commissioner 208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai (Opp. To Koyambedu Bus Terminus) Arumbakkam, Chennai 600 106.

4. District Election Officer, Sivagangai Collectorate Office Sivagangai 630 562.

D.KRISHNAKUMAR, ACJ, AND P.B.BALAJI ,J.

(kpl) 04.09.2024