Madras High CourtWP(MD)/19008/2022dismissed

Selvaraj.K.R v. The District Collector

2026-01-19Honourable Mr Justice R.Vijayakumar4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.01.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR and W.M.P(MD)Nos.13879 & 13882 of 2022 K.R.Selvaraj ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

2.The Commissioner, Devakottai Municipality, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records on the file of the second respondent in connection with the impugned order of cancellation of license vide his proceedings in Na.Ka.No.0082/2020/A2 dated 08.08.2022 (received on 11.08.2022) and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary and thereby direct him to indemnify the loss incurred by me during Covid-19 pandemic period by way of 1/4

waving the lease amount for the lockdown period or by extending the license period in regard to collection of toll fee in the weekly market of the second respondent municipality in the light of the order passed by this Court in a similar case in W.P(MD)No.1439 of 2021 dated 29.01.2021 within the time limit that may be stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Thalaimutharasu For Respondents : Ms.D.Farjana Ghoushia Special Government Pleader for R.1 Mr.K.R.Bharathi Kannan for R.2

ORDER

The present writ petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the second respondent herein, wherein the licence granted to the writ petitioner stood cancelled.

2.A perusal of the records reveals that the petitioner was granted a licence to collect toll fees in the weekly market for the period from 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2023. Due to non-payment of the auction amount, the licence granted to the writ petitioner has been cancelled. 2/4

3.Considering the fact that the said period has already expired, nothing survives to be adjudicated in this writ petition. 4.This Writ Petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 19.01.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No MGA To 1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

2.The Commissioner, Devakottai Municipality, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

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R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J.

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