N.Muthuvel, S/O Natarajan, v. The Government Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.09.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD N.Muthuvel ... Petitioner -vs1.The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Chief Secretary Secretariat, Chennai 2.The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary Department of Local Administration & Rural Development Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009 3.The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission Rep. by its Commissioner Jawaharlal Nehru Road Koyambedu, Chennai 4.The Directorate of Census Operations Tamil Nadu, Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs, E-Wing, 3rd Floor Rajaji Bhavan, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090

5.The District Collector Sivagangai District Sivagangai 6.The Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat) Thiruppuvanam Union Sivagangai District ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 20.08.2018, within a time stipulated by this Court and directing the 3rd respondent to allot the post of Village Panchayat President, T.Pulliyankulam Village, Panchayat, as General Category, on the basis of Census of India year 2011 published by the 4th respondent. For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Udhayakumar For Respondents :

Mr.V.Nirmal Kumar Government Advocate for R1, R2 & R5 Mr.D.Shanmugaraja Sethupathi for R3 Mr.V.Malaiyendran for R4 Mr.M.Karuppasamy for R6

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by R.MAHADEVAN, J.] The prayer in this writ petition is for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 20.08.2018, within a time stipulated by this Court, and directing the third respondent to allot a post of Village Panchayat President, T.Pulliyankulam Village, Panchayat, as General Category, based on the Census of year 2011 published by the fourth respondent.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel on either side made a submission that nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition.

3. Recording the above submission of the learned counsel on either side, the writ petition is closed. No costs. [R.M.D., J.] [J.S.N.P., J.] 19.09.2022 Index :

Yes / No Internet :

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To:

1.The Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

2.The Secretary, Department of Local Administration & Rural Development, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

3.The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

R.MAHADEVAN , J.

and J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD, J.

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