Madras High CourtWP(MD)/185/2020disposed of

A.Jeyaprakesh Narayanasamy v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep By Its

2021-02-24Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mrs Justice R. Hemalatha3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.02.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA and W.M.P.(MD) No.122 of 2020 A.Jeyaprakash Narayanasamy ... Petitioner -vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Principal Secretary to Government Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department Secretariat, Fort St.George Chennai-600 009 2.The State Election Commissioner O/o.The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission No.208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Road Arumpakkam, Chennai-600 106 3.The District Collector / District Election Officer Collectorate, Tuticorin District, Tuticorin.

4.The Commissioner / Kovilpatti Panchayat Union Election Officer Kovilpatti Panchayat Union Kovilpatti Post Tuticorin District ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to conduct the Local body election in respect of 12 Village Panchayats namely 1) Pitchaithalaivanpatti, 2)Appaneri, 3)Vadakkupatti, 4) Nakkalamuthampatti, 5)Pillayarnatham, 6)Ayyaneri, 7)Jameen Devar Kulam, 8)Chithirampatti, 9)Puliyankulam, 10)Ilaiyarasanendhal, 11) Venkatachalapuram and 12)Mukkoothumalai situated in Kovilpatti Taluk, Tuticorin District as per the Hon'ble Apex Court Judgment dated 06.12.2019 made in I.A.No.182868/2019 in Civil Appeal Nos.5467-5469/2017 and connected cases as per the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994.

For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Saravanakumar For Respondents :

Mr.K.Chellapandian Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.K.P.Krishnadoss

Special Government Pleader for R1, R3 & R4 Mr.Raja Karthikeyan for R2

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE] It is submitted on behalf of the District Collector, Thoothukudi and the Commissioner of Kovilpatti Panchayat Union that the elections to the local bodies in all 12 Villages as indicated in paragraph No.20 of the petition have already been conducted.

2. The State Election Commission is also represented by Advocate Mr.Raja Karthikeyan.

3. In view of such submission made on behalf of the respondents 1, 3 and 4, nothing survives in this writ petition.

4. W.P.(MD) No.185 of 2020 is disposed of without any order as to costs. W.M.P.(MD) No.122 of 2020 is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Note :

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To:

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The State Election Commissioner O/o.The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission No.208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Road Arumpakkam, Chennai-600 106 3.The District Collector / District Election Officer, Collectorate, Tuticorin District.

4.The Commissioner / Kovilpatti Panchayat Union Election Officer, Kovilpatti Panchayat Union, Kovilpatti Post, Tuticorin District.

+1 CC to M/s.M.SARAVANA KUMAR, Advocate ( SR-6935[F] dated 24/02/2021 ) +1 CC to M/s.SPL GP ( SR-7289[F], SR-7536[F] dated 25/02/2021 ) and W.M.P.(MD) No.122 of 2020 24.02.2021 SV2(CO) KB(08.03.2021) 3P 7C