P. Rajasekar Subbiah, v. State Of Tamilnadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.10.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN P.Rajasekar Subbiah : Petitioner versus 1.State of Tamil Nadu, rep. By its Secretary, Law Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009, 2.The Secretary to Government, Adi Dravidar & Tribal Welfare (TD2) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009 3.J.Yeshotha 4.S.T.Kalyanasundaram 5.Neelavendhan 6.M.Sekar 7.Federation of Youth Guidance Service, rep. By its President K.Ponnusamy, 102/660, Annai Illam, Chelam Kudiyeruppu, Gandhi Nagar Street, Udumalpet 642 154 (R3-R7 impleaded as respondents as per order dated 25.10.10 in M.P.(MD) No.2 to 6 of 2010) 8.P.Maduraiveeran 9.G.Palmurugan 10.Sekar

11.A.Selvaraj 12.Venayakam (R-8 to R-12 impleaded as respondents as per order dated 27.10.2010 in M.P.(MD) Nos.7 to 9 of 2010) 13.Nagai Thiruvalluvan 14.P.Sampath 15.N.Varadharajan (R-13 to R-15 impleaded as respondents as per order dated 02.11.2010 in M.P.(MD) Nos.10, 11, 12 of 2010) 16.A.Aranga Gunasekaran (R-16 impleaded as respondent as per order dated 15.12.2010 in M.P.No.13 of 2010) 17.R.Aranga Perumal (R-17 impleaded as respondent as per order dated 06.01.2011 in M.P.No.1 of 2011) : Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Declaration declaring the Tamil Nadu Arunthathiyars (Special reservation of seats in educational institutions including private education institutions and of appointments of post in the services under the State within the reservation for scheduled castes) Act, 2009 Act 4/2009 published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 12.03.2009 and Rules as illegal, unconstitutional and ultra vires to the provisions of Article 341 of the Constitution of India.

For Petitioner :

Mr.B. Srinivasa Babu For M/s. K.M.Vijayan Associates For Respondents :

Mr.A.Edwin Prabhakar, State Government Pleader Assisted by Mr.K.karthik Jagannath, Government Advocate, for respondents 1 to 4

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in view of the subsequent events, nothing survives for consideration in this petition and the petition may be disposed of.

2. Placing on record the said statement, this writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. There will be no order as to costs.

(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.) 10.10.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No tar To 1.The Secretary, Law Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009, 2.The Secretary to Government, Adi Dravidar & Tribal Welfare (TD2) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN , J.

(tar) 10.10.2025