Madras High CourtWP/27660/2022dismissed as infructuous

Jothi Kumaran v. The Chief Postmaster General

2024-12-12Honourable Mr Justice S. Sounthar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.12.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR and W.M.P.Nos.26936 and 26937 of 2022 Jothi Kumaran ... Petitioner vs.

1.The Chief Postmaster General, Tamil Nadu Circle Anna Road, Chennai - 600 002 2.Bharathiya Postal Employees Association at Tamil Nadu Circle Represented by The General Secretary Mr.K.R. Sharma General Secretary BPEA, Postman and MTS, T21 Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-110001.

3.M.Ramesh 4.S.Nazeer 5.T.K.Dhanasekaran 6.Sathishkumar ... Respondents 1/4

PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the Respondents in particular 2nd respondent to take appropriate action of demand for convening fresh conference for conduction for free and fair election to the Tamil Nadu Circle Bharathiya Postal Employees Association at Tamil Nadu Circle Postman and MTS.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Saravana Kumar For R1 and R2 : M/s.K.Subbu Ranga Bharathi For R3 to R6 : Mr.L.Chandrakumar

O R D E R

The petitioner herein seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to take appropriate action for convening fresh conference for conducting free and fair election to the Tamil Nadu Circle Bharathiya Postal Employees Association at Tamil Nadu Circle Postman and MTS.

2. When the writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 would submit that the election was conducted on 31.03.2024 and Office Bearers were elected unanimously for a period of two years. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2/4

2 also furnished the copy of the Office Bearers elected on 31.03.2024. The said statement made by the learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 is recorded and hence, nothing survives for further consideration in this writ petition.

3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, the connected writ miscellaneous petitions are closed. 12.12.2024 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No dm To 1.The Chief Postmaster General, Tamil Nadu Circle Anna Road, Chennai - 600 002 2.The General Secretary, Mr.K.R. Sharma, General Secretary BPEA, Postman and MTS, Bharathiya Postal Employees Association at Tamil Nadu Circle, T21 Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-110001.

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S.SOUNTHAR, J.

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