M.Murugesan, v. The Election Commissioner,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.03.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.16323 & 16325 of 2018 M.Murugesan : Petitioner Vs.

1.The Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Societies Election Commission, No.273, Anna Salai, Teynampettai, Chennai.

2.The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies/ District Election Officer, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

3.The Assistant Director, VVR Colony, Aruppukkottai, 1/5

4.The Election Officer, VVR Colony, Aruppukkottai, 5.K.Baskaran Election Officer, VVR Colony, Aruppukkottai, 6.S.Muniyandi 7.Pandiyaraj 8.P.Rajakumari 9.M.Banu 10.S.Sathiyaraj 11.P.Udayakumar 12.T.Manickam : Respondents [Respondents 8 to 12 are impleaded vide order dated 10.09.2018] PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned order of the fourth respondent dated 30.04.2018 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the official respondents to permit the petitioner along with 6 others as duly elected Board of Members of the third 2/5

respondent Society by proceedings dated 02.05.2018 passed by the fourth respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.R.Kannan For Respondents 2&3 : Mr.Veera Kathiravan Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.S.P.Maharajan Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

************ [Order of the Court was made by D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.] Learned Additional Advocate General for the official respondents would submit that the term of office of the elected office bearers of the Cooperative Society is over and an Administrator has been appointed in the said Cooperative Society. Therefore, nothing survives in the present Writ Petition. 2.Recording the aforesaid statement, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. [D.K.K.,J.] & [R.V.,J.] 26.03.2024 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No MR 3/5

To 1.The Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Societies Election Commission, No.273, Anna Salai, Teynampettai, Chennai.

2.The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies/ District Election Officer, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

3.The Assistant Director, VVR Colony, Aruppukkottai, 4.The Election Officer, VVR Colony, Aruppukkottai, 4/5

D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.

and R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J.

MR ORDER MADE IN 26.03.2024 5/5