Madras High CourtWP(MD)/493/2020dismissed as infructuous

A. Manickam v. The Chairman

2025-02-13Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice V. Lakshminarayanan5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.02.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.K.R.SHRIRAM, CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN and W.M.P.(MD).Nos.373, 374 and 1427 of 2020 A.Manickam ...

Petitioner -vs1.The Chairman, Delimitation Commission/ Tamilnadu State Election Commissioner, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Koyembedu, Chennai-600 106.

2.The District Delimitation Authority/ District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

3.The Corporation Commissioner, Madurai Municipal Corporation, Madurai.

... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records/notification issued by the 3rd respondent in Ullatchi Thurai Arivikkai Na.Ka.No.58840/2018/Voo.Va14 dated 21.05.2019 Ullathchi Therthal 2019 Madurai Managaratchi Mamandrra Therthal E.W.1/26217/2016 dated 21.05.2019 and quash the same insofar as it notifies Ward No.51 of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation as reserved for Women (General) and consequently direct the respondents to re-notify Ward No.51 in as General so as to enable all eligible candidates including the petitioner herein to contest the said Election to Ward No.51. (Prayer amended vide Court order dated 24.02.2021 in W.M.P.(MD).No.1428 of 2020 in W.P.(MD).No.493 of 2020) For Petitioner :

Mr.V.Karthikeyan For R-1 :

Mr.D.Shanmugaraja Sethupathi For R-2 :

Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader For R-3 :

M/s.S.Devasena

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE] Counsel for the petitioner states that the petition has become infructuous.

2. In view thereof, Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, interim applications are closed. [K.R.SHRIRAM., C.J.] [V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.] 13.02.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Lm To 1.The Chairman, Delimitation Commission/ Tamilnadu State Election Commissioner, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Koyembedu, Chennai-600 106.

2.The District Delimitation Authority/ District Collector, Madurai District,

Madurai.

3.The Corporation Commissioner, Madurai Municipal Corporation, Madurai.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

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