Rajasekaran v. The Chairman
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 02.03.2026 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR and W.M.P.No.7817 of 2026 Rajasekaran S/o.Mr.Ganeshan, Chairman, IRCS, Trichy District Branch, Member, Managing Committee, IRCS, Tamil Nadu Branch, No.3/5 Sreenivasapuram, Thennur, Tiruchirappalli - 620 017.
Petitioner Vs 1.The Chairman National Headquarters, New Delhi - 110 003.
2.The Secretary General National Headquarters, New Delhi - 110 003.
3.The Principal Secretary to Governor Raj Bhavan, Chennai - 600 022.
4.The Chairman The Body of Administrators, Tamil Nadu Branch, No.32/50, Red Cross Buildings, Red Cross Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600008.
5.Shri K.S.Sripathy, IAS (Retd.), Election Officer, Plot No.1085, Anna Nagar, West Extension, Chennai - 600 101.
Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the Schedule of Election filed by the 5th respondent as Election Notification (No.1/Election/IRCS/2026) dated 05.02.2026 on 10.02.2026 before this Hon'ble Court and quash the same and consequently direct the 5th respondent to conduct election on 15.03.2026 as notified by the 5th respondent with the eligible 38 elected district representatives of Indian Red Cross Society Tamil Nadu Branch.
For Petitioner:
Mr.S.Aravind For Respondents:
Ms.Akila Rajendran Government Advocate for R3
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the writ petition.
2. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous application is closed.
(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (R.SURESH KUMAR,J) 02.03.2026 Index :
Yes/No :
Yes/No bbr To:
1.The Chairman Indian Red Cross Society, National Headquarters, New Delhi - 110 003.
2.The Secretary General Indian Red Cross Society, National Headquarters, New Delhi - 110 003.
3.The Principal Secretary to Governor Raj Bhavan, Chennai - 600 022.
4.The Chairman The Body of Administrators, Tamil Nadu Branch, No.32/50, Red Cross Buildings, Red Cross Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600008.
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND R.SURESH KUMAR, J.
bbr 02.03.2026