Madras High CourtWP(MD)/10199/2016dismissed as infructuous

Jeyaraman v. The District Collector

2023-03-24Honourable Mr Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :24.03.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY and W.M.P(MD).Nos.7965 and 7966 of 2016 Jeyaraman ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Collector Office, 2.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (Water Resource Development Department) Therkku Vellaru Vadinilai Vubakottam, 3.The Assistant Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (Water Resource Development Department) Therkku Vellaru Vadinilai Vubakottam, Thirumayam Taluk 4.The Inspector of Police, Ponnamaravathy Police Station,

5.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Karaiyur Police Station, Karaiyur, 6.K.Chellakannu 7.The President, Keelathaniyam Village Panchayat, Keelathaniyam & Post, Ponnamaravathy Taluk, ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the third respondent order Koo26/2015/Vu.Se.Poo(thi) dated 22.01.2016 and quash the same as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the first respondent to conduct the auction of Velikkaruvai trees standing on the banks of Periya Kanmai and Siru Kanmai at Keelathaniyam Village, Ponnamaravathy Taluk, Pudukkottai District. For Petitioner :Mr.K.Baalasundaram For Respondents :Mr.C.Baskaran Additional Government Pleader for RR1 to 3 and 7 Mr.R.Sivakumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for R4 and R5 R6-Unserved

O R D E R

The writ petition pertains to an auction conducted on 22.01.2016. It is further submitted that the petitioner passed away after the institution of the writ petition. Given the nature of the writ petition, nothing survives for consideration at this juncture. By taking note of these developments, W.P.(MD).No.10199 of 2016 is dismissed as infructuous without any order as to costs. Consequently, connected W.M.P(MD).Nos.7965 and 7966 of 2016 are closed.

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To 1.The District Collector, Collector Office, 2.The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (Water Resource Development Department) Therkku Vellaru Vadinilai Vubakottam, 3.The Assistant Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (Water Resource Development Department) Therkku Vellaru Vadinilai Vubakottam, Thirumayam Taluk 4.The Inspector of Police, Ponnamaravathy Police Station, 5.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Karaiyur Police Station, Karaiyur, 6.The President, Keelathaniyam Village Panchayat, Keelathaniyam & Post, Ponnamaravathy Taluk,

SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J.

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