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Madras High CourtWP/7870/2022withdrawn dismissed

G.Selvi v. The State Election Commission

2022-03-31Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 31.3.2022 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY W.P.No.7870 of 2022 & WMP Nos.7865, 7867 & 7870 of 2022 G.Selvi ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State Election Commission Rep. by its Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner 208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai Opp. Koyambedu Bus Terminus Arumbakkam, Chennai 600 106.

2. The District Collector / The District Election Officer Madurai, Madurai District.

3. The Returning Officer / Commissioner Usilampatti Municipality

4. K.Sakunthala ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records in proceedings Nil dated 04.03.2022 on the file of the third respondent and to quash the same as illegal, incompetent and without jurisdiction and further to direct the first respondent to conduct re-polling for the post of the Chairman as per the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats, Third Grade Municipalities and Municipal and Corporations (Elections) Rules 2006 in respect of Usilampatti Municipality, Madurai District.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Lakshminarayan For Respondents : Mr.S.Sivashanmugam Standing Counsel for R1 Mr.R.Shunmugasundaram Advocate General Assisted by Mr.P.Muthukumar State Government Pleader & Ms.A.G.Shakeena for R2 & R3

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to maintain an election petition. He has also made an endorsement in the bundle today to that effect.

2. As prayed, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty, as prayed for. Consequently, the connected WMPs are also dismissed. There will be no order as to costs. SD/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SUB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To:

1. The Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner, State Election Commission, 208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai Opp. Koyambedu Bus Terminus Arumbakkam, Chennai 600 106.

2. The District Collector / The District Election Officer Madurai,

3. The Returning Officer / Commissioner Usilampatti Municipality +1cc to M/s.V.Raghavachari, Advocate Sr.21665 +1cc to the Government Pleader Sr.21820 W.P.No.7870 of 2022 rp[co] srg 07/04/2022