Kolanchi Manickam, v. Tamil Nadu State Transport

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :19.01.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR Kolanchi Manickam TNSTC Driving Instructor retired, 27/1980 Ethirajan Nagar, Pandian Nagar Extension Vazhudaraddy, Villupuram - 605 401 ... Petitioner Vs.

1.Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Represented by Managing Director Villupuram Division Valuthuretty, Villupuram - 605 602

2. Tamil Nadu State Corporation Represented by the General Manager Corporation Villupuram Ltd.

Villupuram - 605602.

3.Branch Manager State Bank of India, KK Road Villupuram - 605 602.

4.Chief Manager, State Bank of India, Raja Nagar, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi - 606202 Villupuram District.

(R4 impleaded vide order of this Court dated 17.03.2022) ... Respondents 1/4

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records on the file of the 4th respondent in the letter No.No.Misc. dated 18.09.2017 and to quash the same as illegal, incompetent, irregular and without jurisdiction and further direct the 4th respondent to unfreeze the bank account. (Prayer amended vide order dated 17.03.2022 made in WMP.No.35764/2017 in W.P.No.25993/2017 by PDAJ).

For Petitioner : M/s.V.Srimathi For Respondents : Mr.K.Chandrasekaran for R3 Mr.M.Aswin for R1 and R2

O R D E R

The captioned writ petition has been filed assailing the impugned order of the 4th respondent in letter No. Misc. dated 18.09.2017, and to quash the same as illegal, incompetent, irregular, and without jurisdiction, and further to direct the 4th respondent to unfreeze the bank account.

2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that during the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner's bank account has been unfrozen and it is now operative, and nothing survives for adjudication in the present writ petition. 2/4

3. In light of the aforesaid submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs.

19.01.2026 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes ak To 1.The Managing Director Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Villupuram Division Valuthuretty, Villupuram - 605 602

2. The General Manager Tamil Nadu State Corporation, Corporation Villupuram ltd.

Villupuram - 605602.

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HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J.

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