Madras High CourtWP(MD)/4282/2020dismissed as infructuous

S.Dhanabalan v. The Principal Secretary To Govt. Of Tamil Nadu

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).No.3604 of 2020 S.Dhanabalan ...

Petitioner -vs1.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Secretariat, Chennai.

2.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission(Panchayat), Koyambedu, Chennai.

3.The District Election Officer/District Collector, Pudukkottai.

4.The Election Officer/Block Development Officer, Office of the Panchayat Union, Thirumayam Post and Taluk, 5.The Returning Officer,

O/o.Pulivalam Village Panchayat, Pulivalam Post, Thirumayam Taluk, ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Declaration, to declare that Rule 94-A of Tamil Nadu Panchayat (Election) Rules, 1995 as illegal invalid, unconstitutional, void and in consequence thereof direct the authorities to conduct election to the post of Vice President of Pulivalam Village Panchayat by not allowing the President of Village Panchayat.

For Petitioner :

Mr.P.Ganapathi Subramanian For R-1, R-3 & R-4 :

Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader For R-2 :

Mr.Raja Karthikeyan Standing Counsel

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 since the term of office is over.

2. In view thereof, Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. The question of law raised is kept open to be raised at an appropriate stage. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, interim application stands closed. [K.R.SHRIRAM., C.J.] [V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.] 13.02.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Lm To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Secretariat, Chennai.

2.The Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission(Panchayat), Koyambedu, Chennai.

3.The District Election Officer/District Collector, Pudukkottai.

4.The Election Officer/Block Development Officer, Office of the Panchayat Union, Thiruamayam Post and Taluk,

5.The Returning Officer, O/o.Pulivalam Village Panchayat, Pulivalam Post, Thirumayam Taluk,

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

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