A.Ravi, v. The Election Commissioner,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 10.04.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P. No.7670 of 2018 and W.M.P. Nos.9571 to 9573 of 2018 1.A.Ravi 2.D.Veera 3.D.Nagarajan 4.N.Jayaraman 5.G.Kubendran 6.R.Balaji 7.B.Chandran 8.N.Sekar 9.R.Chandru 10.G.Elumalai 11.D.Ramesh ..
Petitioners -vs1.The Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Election Commission, No.273, Kamathenu Co-operative Stores, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 018.
2.The Election Officer, Tamil Nadu Co-operative Election Commission, No.273, Kamathenu Co-operative Stores, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 018.
3.G.1090-Saidapet Milk Producers Co-operative Society Ltd., rep. by its Special Officer, No.69/11, Jeenis Road, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015.
4.C.Alamelu 5.A.Raji 6.N.Saraswathi 7.P.Babu 8.R.Vijaya 9.G.Mohan 10.K.Parthiban 11.K.Munusamy
12.S.Srinivasan 13.M.Sekar ..
Respondents Prayer:
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the publication dated 27.03.2018 issued and displayed by the second respondent in the third respondent's office notice board accepting the nomination of the respondents 4 to 13 for the post of Board of Directors election under Rule 52(8)(g) of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act and quash the same and forbear the respondents 1 to 3 from declaring the election result in respect of Board of Directors of the third respondent and consequently conducting meeting, election and declaring the result in respect of election of President and Vice-president to the Board of Directors to be constituted in the third respondent society. For Petitioners: Mr.R.Dhanaram For Respondents: Mr.P.H.Aravindh Pandian, Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.L.P.Shanmuga Sundaram, Special Government Pleader for R3 Mr.M.S.Palanisamy, Standing Counsel for R1 and R2
ORDER
When the matter is taken up for hearing, Mr.L.P.Shanmuga Sundaram, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the third respondent would submit that in response to the direction given by this Court on 05.04.2018, election has been cancelled by order dated 06.04.2018 in Na.Ka.No.1395/2018/T.nj.1 (6). 2.In view of cancellation of election to the Co-operative Society, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected W.M.Ps. are closed.
s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar vga
To 1.The Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Election Commission, No.273, Kamathenu Co-operative Stores, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 018.
2.The Election Officer, Tamil Nadu Co-operative Election Commission, No.273, Kamathenu Co-operative Stores, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 018.
3.G.1090-Saidapet Milk Producers Co-operative Society Ltd., rep. by its Special Officer, No.69/11, Jeenis Road, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015.
+1 CC to Mr.L.P. Shanmugasundaram, Advocate sr 26590. +1 CC to Govt. Pleader sr 27281.
W.P. No.7670 of 2018 and W.M.P. Nos.9571 to 9573 of 2018 SKV(CO) SP(25/04/2018)