Madras High CourtWP(MD)/16737/2016withdrawn dismissed

C.Paul Selvaraj v. The Election Commissioner

2023-09-27Honourable Mr Justice S.S. Sundar,Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.09.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.S.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY and W.M.P.(MD) No.12161 of 2016 C.Paul Selvaraj ... Petitioner -vs1.The Election Commissioner The Tamilnadu State Election Commission 208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Street Arumbakkam Chennai-106 2.The Director Department of Rural Development Panagal Maligai Saidapet, Chennai-15 3.The District Collector Dindigul District Dindigul ... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to make the post of Chairperson, Sivagiripatti Village Panchayat into a reserved one for SC & ST as per Rule 5 of the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayat Municipalities and Corporation (Delimitation of Wards of Divisions and Reservation) Rules, 1996. For Petitioner :

Mr.T.Lenin Kumar For Respondents :

Mr.T.Villavan Kothai Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.S.SUNDAR, J.] Learned counsel for the petitioner has given a letter, dated 25.09.2023, to the Registry, for listing the writ petition under the caption "For Withdrawal".

2. Accordingly, the writ petition is listed today under the caption "For Withdrawal" and today, the learned counsel for the petitioner has also made an endorsement seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition.

3. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

[S.S.S.R., J.] [D.B.C., J.] 27.09.2023 NCC :

Yes / No Index :

Yes / No Internet :

Yes / No krk To:

1.The Election Commissioner, The Tamilnadu State Election Commission, 208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Arumbakkam, Chennai-106.

2.The Director, Department of Rural Development, Panagal Maligai, Saidapet, Chennai-15.

3.The District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

S.S.SUNDAR , J.

and D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY , J.

krk and W.M.P.(MD) No.12161 of 2016 27.09.2023