J.Kumari v. Justice.K.Venkataraman
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 07.01.2020
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU W.P. No. 29017 of 2019 and W.M.P. Nos. 28790 & 28793 of 2019
1. J.Kumari
2. C.Anbazhagan
3. E.Sivakumar ... Petitioners Vs.
1. Justice K.Venkataraman Judicial Enquiry Committee For Northern Zone Rep by its Secretary Tiruvallur Camp, Tiruvallur District Collectorate Tiruvallur.
2. Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commissioner No.273, Kamadhenu Supermarket, I Floor Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 018.
3. District Election Officer (Co-operative Societies) Tiruvannamalai District.
4. Election Officer H.H.518, Padavedu Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Society Padavedu, Polur Taluk Tiruvannamalai District.
5. Dhanushkodi
6. Jothi
7. Lalitha
8. Ganesan
9. Malarkodi
10. Jayakumar
11. Chandran
12. Ravi
13. Anbazhagan
14. Elumalai
15. Elumalai
...Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issue of Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the Respondents 2 to 4 from allowing the Respondents 5 to 15 to take charge as Board of Directors of H.H.518, Padavedu Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society, Padavedu, Polur Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District.
For Petitioner :
Mr. R.Neelakandan For Respondents :
Mr. M.S.Palaniswamy (For R2) Mr. L.P.Shanmugasundaram (For R3&R4) Special Government Pleader Mr. S.Kamadevan (For R5 to R13)
O R D E R
Heard Mr. R.Neelakandan, Learned Counsel for the Petitioners, Mr. M.S. Palaniswamy, Learned Counsel for the Second Respondent, Mr. L.P.Shanmugasundaram, Learned Special Government Pleader for the Third and Fourth Respondents and Mr. S.Kamadevan, Learned Counsel for the Fifth to Thirteenth Respondents and perused the materials available on record apart from the pleadings of the parties.
2.
The Petitioners are the members of H.H.518, Padavedu Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Society, Padavedu, Polur Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District (hereinafter referred to as 'Cooperative Society' for short) and they have on 30.09.2019 filed this Writ Petition seeking to forbear the Second to Fourth Respondents from allowing the Fifth to Fifteenth Respondents to take charge as Board of Directors of the said Society on the ground that the dispute relating to their election was then pending before the First Respondent.
3.
It is informed today that after the filing of the Writ Petition, the First Respondent by order in Complaint No. 127 of 2018 dated 05.10.2019 has upheld the election of the Fifth to Fifteenth Respondent and has directed the Second Respondent to declare the result for the Board of Directors of the Cooperative Society and has further required the election to the office bearers to be conducted within one month from the date of receipt of copy of that order. In view of the subsequent events, nothing remains for further consideration in this Writ Petition.
4.
Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar maya/sj To
1. Justice K.Venkataraman Judicial Enquiry Committee For Northern Zone Rep by its Secretary Tiruvallur Camp, Tiruvallur District Collectorate Tiruvallur.
2. Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commissioner No.273, Kamadhenu Supermarket, I Floor Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 018.
3. District Election Officer (Co-operative Societies) Tiruvannamalai District.
4. Election Officer H.H.518, Padavedu Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Society Padavedu, Polur Taluk Tiruvannamalai District.
+1cc to Mr.R.Neelakandan, Advocate, S.R.No.1132 +1cc to Mr.L.P.Shanmugasundaram, Advocate, S.R.No.1987 +1cc to Mr.S.Kamadevan, Advocate, S.R.No.1739 +1cc to Special Government Pleader, S.R.No.1967 W.P. No. 29017 of 2019 NR(CO) KKV/15/06/2020