N.Vasakaraj v. The Principal Secretary To Government,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.08.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.18079, 18081 and 18082 of 2025 1.N.Vasakaraja 2.V.Alexpandi 3.V.Lakshmi ... Petitioners /vs./ 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.
2.The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.
3.The District Collector/Inspector of Panchayat, Madurai, 4.The Commissioner/Block Development Officer, Usilampatti Panchayat Union, 1/5
Usilampatti, 5.The Commissioner Usilampatti Municipality, Usilampatti, ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in Na.Ka.No.2402/2023/A2 dated 04.01.2024 on the file of the Respondent No.5 and the consequential Impugned order in GO.Ms.No.(2Pa) No.16, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Na.Ni.5(1) Department dated 01.03.2024 on the file of the Respondent No.1 and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioners : Mr.M.Mahaboob Fazil for M/S.Roy and Roy Associates For R1 to R4 : Mr.D.Ghandiraj Special Government Pleader For R5 : Mr.A.Kannan Standing Counsel
ORDER
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents 1 to 4 and the learned Standing Counsel for the fifth respondent.
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2.The present writ petition has been filed despite the order of this Court, dated 11.07.2025 in W.P.(MD) No.31101 of 2023, wherein, this Court had passed the following order:- "8.Considering the fact that the Government has already acted upon the impugned communication, dated 15.12.2023 in Na.Ka.No. 351/2021/c.,.(C)m2 and also considering the fact that the Government has also issued the afore said Government Order in murhiz (2g) vz;.16 dated 01.03.2024, contents of which have been extracted above, it has to be held that this Writ Petition has become infructuous. However, it is open to the newly elected body to challenge the aforesaid Government Order as and when it is constituted." 3.
Though the case was heard at length, at this stage, the learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners would like to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to institute a fresh proceeding before the Division Bench. 4.Recording the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Writ Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn with such liberty. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. Index : Yes / No 25.08.
To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.
2.The Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.
3.The District Collector/Inspector of Panchayat, Madurai, 4.The Commissioner/Block Development Officer, Usilampatti Panchayat Union, Usilampatti, 4/5
C.SARAVANAN, J.
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