Madras High CourtWP(MD)/21451/2019dismissed as infructuous

P.Manikandan v. The Joint Commissioner

2022-04-05Honourable Mr Justice C. Saravanan2 pages

Writ Petition (MD) Nos.21451 and 21368 & 21370 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 05.04.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN Writ Petition (MD) Nos.21451 and 21368 & 21370 of 2019 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.18123 to 18125 of 2019, 18015, 18017 & 18058 of 2019 and 18019, 18021 & 18022 of 2019 P.Manikandan .. Petitioner in W.P.(MD)No.21451/2019 P.M.Veerapandi .. Petitioner in W.P.(MD)No.21368/2019 P.Malathy .. Petitioner in W.P.(MD)No.21370/2019

Versus

1.The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Administrative Department, Madurai - 625 001.

2.The Deputy Commissioner, Arulmigu Pandi Muneeswarar Temple, Melamadai, Madurai District.

.. Respondents in all the W.Ps.

Prayer in all the W.Ps.:- Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the impugned order of the second respondent in Na.Ka.12/2017/M1, dated 16.03.2017, quash the same and further direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to retain 50% of the plate collection for the present.

For Petitioner in W.P.(MD)No.21451/2019 : Mr.P.Ganapathi Subramanian For Petitioner in W.P.(MD)Nos.21368 & 21370 /2019 :

Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai For Respondents in all the W.Ps. :

Mr.P.T.Thiraviam Government Advocate COMMON ORDER The learned counsel for the respective petitioners submit that the relief sought for in these Writ Petitions has become infructuous in the light of the order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.803 of 2020, dated 29.01.2020, in the case of Saravana Pandian vs. Government of Tamil Nadu and others. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Writ Petition (MD) Nos.21451 and 21368 & 21370 of 2019 2.Recording the above said submission of the learned counsel for the respective petitioners, these Writ Petitions are dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Smn2 To 1.The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Administrative Department, Madurai - 625 001.

2.The Deputy Commissioner, Arulmigu Pandi Muneeswarar Temple, Melamadai, Madurai District.

+1 CC to M/s.SPL.GP ( SR-17011[F] dated 06/04/2022 ) +1. CC to M/S.G.PRABHU RAJADURAI, Advocate SR.No.16832 WP (MD) Nos.21451 and 21368 & 21370 of 2019 05.04.2022 RD(26.04.2022) 2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2