M.Murugan v. The Govt Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.02.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.K.R.SHRIRAM, CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN and W.M.P.(MD).No.20209 of 2019 1.M.Murugan 2.R.Nagarajan 3.A.Rajendran 4.B.Rajendran 5.N.S.Moorthy 6.M.Vengateswari 7.R.Parvathy ... Petitioners -vs1.The Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Principal Secretary, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 09.

2.The Secretary, Committee on Cooperative Societies

Election Cases, South Zone, Madurai.

3.The Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission, Represented by the Chief Election Commissioner, No.273, Kamadhenu Supermarket, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018.

4.The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, N.V.Natarajan Maligai, 170 E.V.R. Periyar High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 10.

5.The Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Kanyakumari Division, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

6.The Deputy Registrar/District Election Officer, Nagercoil Region Cooperative Societies, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

7.The Election Officer, Y.160, Vadaseri Cooperative Stores Limited, Vadaseri, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

8.The Special Officer, Y.160, Vadaseri Cooperative Stores Limited, Vadaseri, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the impugned election notification

under proceedings No.Nil, dated Nil issued by the 3rd respondent pertaining to conducting election to the 8th respondent Society and the impugned order passed by the 2nd respondent under Proc.No.001/SJC/H/2018 (209), dated 27.06.2019 and to quash the same as illegal as far as the 8th respondent Society is concerned and further direct the 3rd respondent to conduct election to the 8th respondent Society after accepting the nomination of the petitioners. For Petitioners :

Mr.K.R.Laxman For R-1, R-2, :

Mr.P.Thilak Kumar R-4 to R-8 Government Pleader For R-3 : Mr.G.Rajendran Standing Counsel

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE] Counsel for the petitioners and Counsel for the respondents state that the petition has become infructuous.

2. In view thereof, Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, interim application is closed.

[K.R.SHRIRAM., C.J.] [V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.] 12.02.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Lm To 1.The Principal Secretary, The Government of Tamil Nadu, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 09.

2.The Secretary, Committee on Cooperative Societies Election Cases, South Zone, Madurai.

3.The Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission, Represented by the Chief Election Commissioner, No.273, Kamadhenu Supermarket, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018.

4.The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, N.V.Natarajan Maligai, 170 E.V.R. Periyar High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 10.

5.The Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies,

Kanyakumari Division, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

6.The Deputy Registrar/District Election Officer, Nagercoil Region Cooperative Societies, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

7.The Election Officer, Y.160, Vadaseri Cooperative Stores Limited, Vadaseri, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

8.The Special Officer, Y.160, Vadaseri Cooperative Stores Limited, Vadaseri, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

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