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P.Balakrishnan v. The Chief Election Commissioner

2021-03-22Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.03.2021 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.No.7676 of 2021 P.Balakrishnan .. Petitioner Vs.

1. The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

2. The Chief Electoral Officer of Tamilnadu, Public (Elections) Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

3. The District Collector cum District Election Officer, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

4. The Returning Officer/Sub Collector, 224 - Tirunelveli Assembly Constituency, Tirunelveli.

5. Mahesh Kannan .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of Writ of Certiorari to call for the records relating to the impugned order ROC No.A5/536/2021 dated 20.03.2021 issued by the fourth respondent and quash the same and consequently accept my nomination, enabling the petitioner to contest the election as AMMK party candidate in the symbol of Pressure Cooker.

For Petitioner : Mr.PL.Narayanan For Respondents : Mr.Niranjan Rajagopalan for respondent No.1 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) Since the writ petitioner accepts that Article 226 of the Constitution may not be invoked in the present circumstances, W.P.No.7676 of 2021 is dismissed as not pressed. The filing of the writ petition will not prevent the petitioner from pursuing the petitioner's other remedies in accordance with law. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.8210 and 8211 of 2021 are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar bbr To:

1. The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

2. The Chief Electoral Officer of Tamilnadu, Public (Elections) Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

3. The District Collector cum District Election Officer, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

4. The Returning Officer/Sub Collector, 224 - Tirunelveli Assembly Constituency, Tirunelveli.

+1cc to Mr.K.Kathiresan, Advocate, S.R.No.18552. W.P.No.7676 of 2021 SKY(CO) CSR 31.03.2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/