Communist Party Of India v. The Secretary To The Govt.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 03.08.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN WP.No.23395/2017 & WMP.No.8029/2018 Communist Party of India (Marxist) rep. by its Secretary Gudimangalam Block Committee V.Ranganathan NO.20 K.P.

Kovil Street Udumalaipet Taluk Tiruppur Dt. ... Petitioner

Versus

1 The Secretary to the Govt.

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Dept.

Secretariat Chennai-9 2 The Deputy Director Rural Development Department Panagal Building Saidapet Chennai 600 015 3 The District Collector cum District Program Officer (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) Tiruppur District 4 Assistant Director of Panchayat Collectorate Building Tiruppur District.

5 Block Development Officer Gudimangalam Block Pethappamathi Village Tiruppur District 642 205 6 Addl. Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat) Gudimangalam Block Pethappamathi Village Tiruppur District 642 205 7 Asst. Block Development Officer (Rural Development) Gudimangalam Block Pethappamathi Village Tiruppur District 642 205 8 Mr.P.M.Ahmed presently working as (ABDO) Assistant Block development Officer Gudimangalam Block Pethappamathi Village Tiruppur District 642 9 Panchayat Secretary Virugalpatti Panchayat Udumalaipet Taluk Tiruppur District 642 120 10 Mr.M.Balamurugan presently working as Panchayat Secretary Ponneri Panchayat Udumalaipet Taluk Tiruppur District 642 201 11 The Village President Virugalpatti Panchayat Udumalaipet Taluk Tiruppur District 642 120 ... Respondents Prayer : - Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 initiate legal proceedings against the 8th and 10th respondents for the

serious financial irregularities committed by them in various projects in the Virgappatti Village Panchayat in Gudimangalam Block Tiruppur District under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act after conducting a through transparent and time bound enquiry upon the financial misappropriations which were pointed out in the Social Audit Report submitted by the Specially appointed Social Auditors before the Special Grama Sabha conducted in the office of the 11th respondent on 8.11.2017 and also to recover the wrongful loss caused. For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Purushothaman For RR 1 to 4&7 :

Mr.S.Ravikumar, Spl.GP For R6 :

Mr.R.Govindasamy For R10 :

Mr.V.Suthakar For RR5&6 :

Mr.D.Suryanarayanan For RR8&9 :

No appearance

ORDER

(1) Learned counsel for the petitioner made the following endorsement: ''May be permitted to withdraw as the matter became infructuous.''

(2) In view of the same, the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

03.08.2023 AP Internet : Yes

To 1 The Secretary to the Govt.

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Dept.

Secretariat Chennai-9 2 The Deputy Director Rural Development Department Panagal Building Saidapet Chennai 600 015 3 The District Collector cum District Program Officer (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) Tiruppur District 4 Assistant Director of Panchayat Collectorate Building Tiruppur District 5 Block Development Officer Gudimangalam Block Pethappamathi Village Tiruppur District 642 205 6 Addl. Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat) Gudimangalam Block Pethappamathi Village Tiruppur District 642 205 7 Asst. Block Development Officer (Rural Development) Gudimangalam Block Pethappamathi Village Tiruppur District 642 205 8 Mr.P.M.Ahmed presently working as (ABDO) Assistant Block development Officer Gudimangalam Block Pethappamathi Village Tiruppur District 642

9 Panchayat Secretary Virugalpatti Panchayat Udumalaipet Taluk Tiruppur District 642 120 10 Mr.M.Balamurugan presently working as Panchayat Secretary Ponneri Panchayat Udumalaipet Taluk Tiruppur District 642 201 11 The Village President Virugalpatti Panchayat Udumalaipet Taluk Tiruppur District 642 120

C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J., AP 03.08.2023