Madras High CourtWP/25016/2018withdrawn dismissed

M.Kanakaraj, S/O.Munuswamy v. Union Of India,

2018-11-29Honourable Mrs Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 29.11.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA W.P.No.25016 of 2018 and W.MP.Nos.29051, 29052, 29053, 31337 and 31691 of 2018 M.Kanakaraj .. Petitioner Vs.

1. Union of India, Rep.by the Principal Secretary to the Government, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, C-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 10 001.

2. Indian Olympic Association, Rep.by the President at, Olympic Bhavan, B-29, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110 016.

3. The Karate Association of India, Rep. by Karate R.Thiagarajan, A Company registered under the Companies Act, No.3, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai.

4. Mr.Karate R.Thiagarajan - The President, Karate Association of India, No.3, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai.

5. Bharat Sharma - The General Secretary, Karate Association of India, B-2/71, 2nd Floor, Janak Puri, New Delhi - 110058.

6. The Hon'ble Justice Rekha Sharma (Retd.) Returning Officer - Karate Association of India, A-135, Defence Colony, New Delhi - 110 024.

7. Mr. Mayanak Maini, Assistant Returning Officer, No.83, 1st Floor, Sainik Vihar, Pitam Pura, New Delhi.

.. Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned communication issued by the 5th respondent dated 02.09.2018 appointing the 6th respondent as the Returning Officer for the Elections tto the Office Bearers of the 3rd respondent on 23.09.2018 and quash the same and consequentially direct the 3rd respondent to conduct the Elections in compliance with the Model Election Guidelines in Annexure XXXVII of the Sports Code of India issued by the 1st respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Velmurugan For Respondent - 1 : Mrs.Swarnalatha Central Government Standing Counsel For Respondent - 2 : Mrs.P.Veena Suresh For Respondent - 3 : Ms.Shubharanjani Ananth For Respondent - 4 : Mr.G.Paul Einstein For Respondent - 5 : Mr.Vardhaman Jain

O R D E R

In view of the subsequent developments, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner wants to withdraw the writ petition and he has also made an endorsement in the petition to that effect.

2. In view of the submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are also closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar av/rsi

1. The Principal Secretary to the Government, Union of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, C-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 10 001.

2. The Hon'ble Justice Rekha Sharma (Retd.) Returning Officer - Karate Association of India, A-135, Defence Colony, New Delhi - 110 024.

+1cc to Mr.P.Veena Suresh, Advocate, S.R.No.82579 +2cc to Mr.M.Velmurugan, Advocate, S.R.No.81905 & 81820 +1cc to Mrs.Swarnalatha, Advocate, S.R.No.81689 +1cc to Ms.Shubharanjani Ananth, Advocate, S.R.No.81877 W.P.No.25016 of 2018 and W.MP.Nos.29051, 29052, 29053, 31337 and 31691 of 2018 VBA(CO) GSP(18/12/2018)