Melur Vatta Pothu Thozilalar v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 14.07.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.ANANTHI W.P.(MD) No.2479 of 2018 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.2679 and 2680 of 2018 Melur Vatta Pothu Thozilalar Sangam, Rep. by its Vice President, S.P.Manavallan, S/o. Subbiah, 13D, Arumugam Pillai Street, Melur Taluk, Madurai District.

... Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 09.

2.The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

3.The District Collector, District Collectorate, Madurai District, Madurai.

4.The Melur Municipality, Rep. by its Commissioner, Melur, Madurai District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of Certiorari, calling for the records pertaining to the Impugned Tender Notification in Na.Ka.No.3155/2017/E1 dated 18.01.2018 pertaining to serial number.1 on the file of the Respondent No.4 and the consequential impugned Tender Notice published in Tamil news daily 'Daily Thanthi' in Na.Ka.No.2985/2017/A2 dated 25.01.2018, published on 26.01.2018

pertaining to serial number.1 on the file of the Respondent No.4 and quash the same as illegal.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy For Respondents : Mr.A.K.Manickam, Standing Counsel for Government For R1 to R3 Mr.J.Gunaseelan Muthiah Standing Counsel for R4

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J.] The learned counsel for the parties submitted that the tender, which is called in question in the Writ Petition has been conducted, hence, nothing survives for consideration in this Writ Petition. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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To 1.The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 09.

2.The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

3.The District Collector, District Collectorate, Madurai District, Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.T.LAJAPATHI ROY, Advocate ( SR-22635[F] dated 15/07/2021 ) +1 CC to M/s.SPL GP ( SR-22916[F] dated 16/07/2021 ) W.P.(MD) No.2479 of 2018 14.07.2021 MGJ(22.07.2021) 3P 6C