Madras High CourtWP(MD)/24157/2023dismissed as abated

Arivazhagan S v. The Secretary

2025-11-13Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE and W.M.P.(MD) No.20314 of 2023 S.Arivazhagan ... Petitioner -vs1.The Secretary Government of Tamilnadu Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009 2.The District Collector 3.The District Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Officer District Collector Office 4.The Director National Commission for Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes Government of India 2nd Floor, Block-5 Shastri Bhavan Chennai-600 006

5.The Inspector of Police Palayanoor Police Station ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records on the file of the 3rd respondent in his proceeding W5/26911/2021 dated 08.06.2023 quashing the same and consequently directing the respondents 1 to 3 to provide compassionate appointment to the petitioner's son namely A.Chinnamaruthu by considering her educational qualification as per Serial 46 of Annexure-I read with Rule 12(4) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Rules, 2016 within the time limit that may be stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner :

No appearance For Respondents :

Mr.C.Satheesh Government Advocate

O R D E R

There is no representation on the side of the petitioner.

2. It is also brought to the notice of this Court by the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents that the petitioner died

on 15.02.2025. He has also placed on record the death certificate of the petitioner, which confirms that the petitioner died on 15.02.2025.

3. However, till date the legal representatives of the deceased petitioner have also not been substituted by filing a substitution petition. In view of the same, this writ petition is dismissed as abated. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 13.11.2025 NCC :

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1.The Secretary, Government of Tamilnadu, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector, Sivagangai District.

3.The District Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Officer, District Collector Office, Sivagangai District.

4.The Director, National Commission for Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Government of India, 2nd Floor, Block-5, Shastri Bhavan, Chennai-600 006.

5.The Inspector of Police Palayanoor Police Station

ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

krk and W.M.P.(MD) No.20314 of 2023 13.11.2025