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Madras High CourtWP/17833/2003dismissed as infructuous

Dharmaraj v. The Asst.Director Of Panchayat

2017-02-24Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24.02.2017

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH W.P.No.17833 of 2003 & WPMP No.22293 of 2003 Dharmaraj ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Asst. Director of Panchayat, Collector Office, Perembalur.

2. The Commissioner, Panchayat Union, Thirumanoor Post, Ariyalur Taluk, Perembalur District.

3. The President, Elanthaikoodam Panchayat Board, Elanthaikoodam, Ariyalur Taluk, Perembalur District.

...Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the order of 3rd respondent dated 2.5.2003 suspending the petitioner from service and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner ..Mr. S. Muthukrishnan For Respondents..Mr. Pattabraman Government Advocate for R1 & R2 Mr.G.R.Swaminathan for R3

ORDER

The petitioner was working as a part time Clerk in Elanthaikoodam Panchayat (3rd respondent) and by order dated 2.5.2003 he was placed under suspension on the ground that disciplinary proceedings are to be initiated against him. Challenging the order dated 2.5.2003, the petitioner filed the present writ petition on 26.06.2003 and the matter was posted https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

for admission on 11.12.2003. This court had granted interim stay, on 11.12.2003, of the order of suspension.

2. Today, when matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the Panchayat submitted that the petitioner was dismissed from service on 4.12.2003 itself and only thereafter the writ petition came up for admission on 11.12.2003.

3. In view of the above, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous with liberty to the petitioner to work out his remedy in a manner known to law, if the cause of action still survives. No costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar at/ajr To

1. The Asst. Director of Panchayat, Collector Office, Perembalur.

2. The Commissioner, Panchayat Union, Thirumanoor Post, Ariyalur Taluk, Perembalur District.

3. The President, Elanthaikoodam Panchayat Board, Elanthaikoodam, Ariyalur Taluk, Perembalur District.

NR(CO) RS(22/03/2017) W.P.No.17833 of 2003 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/