P.Karthikeyan v. State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED:21.11.2017

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN W.P.Nos.17169 to 17174 of 2004 & W.M.P.Nos. 20399,20401, 20403, 20405,20407 & 20409 of 2004

1. P.Karthikeyan .. Petitioner in W.P.No.17169 of 2004

2. S.Thathaiyan .. Petitioner in W.P.No.17170 of 2004

3. P.Saravanan .. Petitioner in W.P.No.17171 of 2004

4. S.Suganthi Rani .. Petitioner in W.P.No.17172 of 2004

5. K.Raja .. Petitioner in W.P.No.17173 of 2004

6. S.Ramesh .. Petitioner in W.P.No.17174 of 2004 vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Municipal Admn. & Water Supply Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Chief Electoral Officer, and Secretary to Government Public (Elections III) Department, Fort. St. George, Chennai-9.

3.

The Director of Town Panchayat, Chennai.

4. The District Collector, Theni District, Theni.

... Respondents 1 to 4 in all W.Ps Kombai Town Panchayat, ... 5th Respondent in W.P.No.17169 of 2017 Odaipatti Town Panchayat, ... 5th Respondent in W.P.No.17170 of 2017 Kamaya Goundanpatti Town Panchayat, ... 5th Respondent in W.P.No.17171 of 2017

Pannaipuram Town Panchayat, ... 5th Respondent in W.P.No.17172 of 2017 Markayankottai Town Panchayat, ... 5th Respondent in W.P.No.17173 of 2017 Thevaram Town Panchayat, ... 5th Respondent in W.P.No.17174 of 2017 Common Prayer:

Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for the records of the 1st respondent in connection with the impugned G.O.Ms.No.270, Municipal Administration and Water Supply dated 11.06.2004 and quash the same.

For Petitioner :

M/s.N.Fidelia for Mr.A.Tirumurthy For Respondents:

Mr.R.Venkatesh, GA for R1, R3 & R4 Mr.O.Selvam, for R5 Mr.G.R. Associates for R2 C O M M O N O R D E R Today, when the Writ Petitions are taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that much water has been flowing subsequent to the passing of the impugned G.O., and hence nothing further survives for consideration in these Writ Petitions. Accordingly, these writ petitions are dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(cs III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mm

To:

1. The Secretary to Government, Municipal Admn. & Water Supply Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Chief Electoral Officer, and Secretary to Government Public (Elections III) Department, Fort. St. George, Chennai-9.

3.

The Director of Town Panchayat, Chennai.

4. The District Collector, Theni District, Theni.

Kombai Town Panchayat,

6. The Executive Officer, Odaipatti Town Panchayat,

7. The Executive Officer, Kamaya Goundanpatti Town Panchayat,

8. The Executive Officer, Pannaipuram Town Panchayat,

9. The Executive Officer, Markayankottai Town Panchayat, 10.

The Executive Officer, Thevaram Town Panchayat, +6CC TO MR.O.SELVAM, ADVOCATE SR.NO.82686, 82687, 82688,82689 82690 & 82691 +2CC TO GOVERNMENT PLEADER SR.NO.83247 & 84730 DT.23/11 & 29/11 W.P.Nos.17169 to 17174 of 2004 MR(CO0 SM:22.12.2017