Barnabas v. The Secretary To Govt.,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 14.09.2022
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.5196, 7199, 13967, 20758, 20759 of 2018 Barbabas ... Petitioner -vs1.The Secretary to Government Department of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Secretariat Fort St.George, Chennai 2.National Commission for Schedule Castes Government of India State Office rep.by its Assistant Director 2nd floor, Shastri Bhavan Chennai 3.Directorate of Adi Dravidar Welfare Kamarajarsalai Chepauk Chennai-05
4.The District Collector Korampallam Thoothukudi District ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents not to merge / include the petitioner's community Vathiriyan Caste under the single name as Devendrakula Velalar and direct the respondents to continue the petitioner's community in the serial No.72 in the Schedule Caste list. For Petitioner :
Mr.S.Siva Ilayaraja For Respondents :
Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R1, R3 & R4 Mr.H.Lakshmi Shankar for R2
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by R.MAHADEVAN, J.] When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the relief sought for in this writ petition has become infructuous.
2. In view of the above submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. [R.M.D., J.] [J.S.N.P., J.] 14.09.2022 Index :
Yes / No Internet :
Yes / No krk To:
1.The Secretary to Government, Department of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai.
2.Directorate of Adi Dravidar Welfare, Kamarajarsalai, Chepauk, Chennai-05.
3.The District Collector, Korampallam, Thoothukudi District.
R.MAHADEVAN , J.
and J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD, J.
krk and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.5196, 7199, 13967, 20758, 20759 of 2018 14.09.2022