Mr.P.Thiagarajan v. The Election Commission Of

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATE : 28.06.2018

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU W.P.No.13437 of 2004 and W.P.M.P.Nos.15736 and 15737 of 2004 1.P. Thiagarajan 2.Mrs.Maheswari @Thenmozhi ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The Election Commission of India, New Delhi.

2. The Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Jawaharlal NehruRoad, Vadapalani, Chennai-26.

3. The Voters Registration Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Pattukkottai Town & Taluk, Tanjore District .. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring that the deletion list No.3,CON-2003, deleting 47 names while preparing the Additional Voters list dated 25.02.2004, prepared by the Third Respondent as on the date of 01.01.2004 pertaining to Ponnavarayan Kottai Village, Pattukkottai Taluk, Tanjore District come within the Pattukkottai Assembly Constituency No.179, and Parliamentary Constituency of Pudukkottai No.32 and published by the Respondents as null and void and consequently directing the Respondents to follow the original list IN-2002 voters list for all purposes.

For Petitioner : Mr.P. Thiagarajan Party-in-Person For R.1 : Mr.Niranjan Rajagopal for M/s G.R. Associates For R.2 : Mr.B. Nedunchezhiyan https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

For R.3 : Mr.S. Kamalesh Kannan Govt. Advocate

ORDER

When the matter is taken up for hearing today, Mr.P. Thiagarajan, the Petitioner submitted that since the matter relates to election of the year 2004, which is already over, he seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

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Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Since this Court has adjudicated upon the merits of the contentions raised by the Petitioner in the Writ Petition, it is made clear that if the Petitioner is still aggrieved by deleting of his name from the Voters list resulting in denying the right to vote, it is open to him to pursue appropriate remedy in accordance with law. No costs. Consequently, connected WPMPs are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Election Commission of India, New Delhi.

2. The Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Jawaharlal NehruRoad, Vadapalani, Chennai-26.

3. The Voters Registration Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Pattukkottai Town & Taluk, Tanjore District +1cc to M/S.G.R.Associates, Advocate, S.R.No.41649 +1cc to Mr.B.Nedunchezhiyan, Advocate, S.R.No.41731 W.P.No.13437 of 2004 GSP(13/07/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/