R.Latha, v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.04.2021 THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR WP.No.33585 of 2014 & Cont.P.186 of 2015 &MP Nos.1 of 2014 & 1 of 2015 R.Latha ..Petitioner in both WP and Cont.P.

-Vs1.The District Collector and Inspector of District Panchayat, Coimbatore District. .....Respondent in both WP and Cont.P. 2.The Block Development Officer, (Village Panchayat), Sulur Panchayat Union, Coimbatore District.

3.The Tahsildar, Sulur Taluk, Sulur, Coimbatore District

...Respondents 2 & 3 in WP.

Prayer in WP.No.33585 of 2014: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned order of the first respondent in Na.Ka.No.842/2013/A3 dated .12.2014 quash the same and direct the first respondent to restore the petitioner as President of the Neelambur Panchayat with all consequential benefits.

Prayer in Cont.P.186 of 2015:Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondent herein for his wilful disobedience and non-compliance of the order passed by this Hon'ble Court made in M.P.No.1 of 2014 in W.P.No.33585 of 2014, dated 18.12.2014. W.P.No.33585 of 2014:

For Petitioner : Mr.Vediappan For Respondents : Mr.D.Suryanarayanan, GA for RR1 & 3 Mr.P.Chinnadurai for R2 Cont.P.186 of 2015:

For Petitioner : Mr.Vediappan For Respondent : Mr.D.Suryanarayanan, GA https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

Heard both sides.

2.According to the petitioner, the tenure of the petitioner as President of the Nelambur Panchayat was expired in the year 2016. The first respondent has passed impunged order removing the petitioner from the post of Panchayat President in the year 2014, which was the subject matter of challenge in this Writ Petition.

3. Now the learned counsel for the respondents has stated that since the petitioner's tenure as President of the Neelambur Panchayat was completed in the year 2016, the issue involved in this Writ Petition does not require any further adjudication and the same has become infructuous.

4. Recording the aforesaid statement, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

5. In view of the order passed in the Writ Petition, the Cont.P.No.186 of 2015 is closed. The implead petition in MP.1 of 2015 is not necessary and therefore, the same is also closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar dm(co) To 1.The District Collector and Inspector of District Panchayat, Coimbatore District.

2.The Block Development Officer, (Village Panchayat), Sulur Panchayat Union, Coimbatore District.

3.The Tahsildar, Sulur Taluk, Sulur, Coimbatore District.

WP.No.33585 of 2014 & Cont.P.186 of 2015 um(co) SRG 12/07/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/