The Vacation Officer v. The Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.02.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.KALAIMATHI Suo Motu W.P(MD)No.27408 of 2019 The Vacation Officer Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Madurai.

... Petitioner Vs.

The Secretary, Tamilnadu State Election Commission, 208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Arumbakkam, Chennai - 600 106.

... Respondent Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to ensure free and fair counting of votes and the entire counting process from opening of the seal of the box till the announcement of the elected representative, should be covered with the CCTV cameras.

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For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondent : Mr.M.P.Parthiban

ORDER

(By G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.) The case on hand pertained to the election of the local body for the year 2019. The term itself is over. Therefore, nothing survives for further adjudication in this writ petition. Hence, this writ petition is closed. No costs.

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Copy to:

The Registrar (Judicial), Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

and R.KALAIMATHI, J.

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