Melur Vatta Pothu Thozhilalar v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 14.07.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.ANANTHI W.P.(MD) No.23806 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.19982 and 19983 of 2017 Melur Vatta Pothu Thozilalar Sangam, Rep. by its Vice President, S.P.Manavallan, S/o. Subbiah, 13D, Arumugam Pillai Street, Melur Taluk, Madurai District.

.. Petitioner Vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St. George,Chennai - 09.

2. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

3. The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

4. The Melur Municipality, Rep. by its Commissioner, Melur, Madurai District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondent No.4 from Auctioning the shops in Melur Daily market at Melur Taluk, Madurai District without repairing the dilapidated shops.

For Petitioner :

Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy For Respondents :

Mr.A.K.Manickam, Standing Counsel for Government For R1 to R3 Mr.J.Gunaseelan Muthiah Standing Counsel for R4

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J.] The learned counsel for the parties submitted that the tender, which is called in question in the Writ Petition has been conducted and hence, nothing survives for consideration in this Writ Petition. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

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To

1. The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 09.

2. The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

3. The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.T.LAJAPATHI ROY,Advocate (SR-22636[F] dated 15/07/2021) +1 CC to M/s.SPL GP (SR-22917[F] dated 16/07/2021) W.P.(MD) No.23806 of 2017 14.07.2021 RC (22.07.2021) 3P-6C