A.R.Gokulakrishnan v. The Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE and W.M.P.(MD) No.12424 of 2020 A.R.Gokulakrishnan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Room No.348, 'A' Wing, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi-100 001.

2.The Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga 68, Ashok Road, Near Gole Dakkhana, 3.The Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, Rajendra Prasad Road, 4.The Director General, ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research), V.Ramalingaswami Bhawan, P.O.Box No.4911, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029.

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5.The Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

6.The Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

7.The District Collector, Thiagi Subramania Siva Malihai, Velunachiyar Valaham, Dindigul-624 004.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to recommend avocado fruit as a supplement to Covid 19 patients in Government Hospitals as well, and protect the livelihood of hill agriculture farmers, on the basis of the petitioner's representation dated 08.09.2020.

For Petitioner :

Mr.K.Neelamegam For RR1 to 4 :

Mr.G.Rajaraman For RR5 to 7 :

Mr.V.Om Prakash Government Advocate

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.] Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that nothing survives in this writ petition, as the relief sought for in the writ 2/4

petition has become infructuous. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. Recording the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

[S.M.S., J.] [A.D.M.C., J.] 23.07.2025 Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No NCC:Yes/No abr To 1.The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Room No.348, 'A' Wing, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi-100 001.

2.The Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga 68, Ashok Road, Near Gole Dakkhana, 3/4

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

and DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE, J.

abr 3.The Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, Rajendra Prasad Road, 4.The Director General, ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research), V.Ramalingaswami Bhawan, P.O.Box No.4911, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029.

5.The Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

6.The Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

7.The District Collector, Thiagi Subramania Siva Malihai, Velunachiyar Valaham, Dindigul-624 004.

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