Makkal Needhi Maiam v. Election Commission Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 02.02.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.A.NAKKIRAN WP.No.20184/2020 & WMP.No.24935/2020 [Video Conferencing] Makkal Needhi Maiam rep.by its General Secretary, Mr.A.G.Maurya 4, Eldams Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018.

... Petitioner

Versus

1.Election Commission of India Nirvachan Sadhan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi 110 001.

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

3.MGR Makkal Katchi rep.by its President No.56, 4th Cross Street, 1st main road, Gopalapuram East, Pattabiram, Chennai 600 072.

... Respondents Prayer:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 16.11.2020, 17.12.2020 and 19.12.2020 and allot the common symbol of the 'Battery Torch' to the petitioner for the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections. For Petitioner :

Mr.Harshavardhan Ganesan For R1 & R2 :

Mr.Niranjan Rajagopal Standing Counsel https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J.] The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner on instructions would submit that in respect of the poll being held for Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, the petitioner / political party has been given 'Torch Light' symbol and as such, nothing survives for further adjudication in this Writ Petition.

2. This Court heard the submission of Mr.Niranjan Rajagopal, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 also.

3. In the light of the said development, nothing survives for further adjudication in this Writ Petition and accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sk To 1.The Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadhan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi 110 001.

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

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