Kulandaivel, v. The Government Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:20.12.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH W.P.(MD)No.18729 of 2013 and M.P.(MD)No.1 & 2 of 2013 Kulandaivel ..Petitioner Vs.

1.The Government of Tamilnadu Represented by its secretary Rural Development and Local Administration Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

2.The Inspector of panchayat cum The District Collector, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

3.The Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat) Manoor panchayat Union, Manoor, Tirunelveli District.

4.The President, Palamadai panchayat, Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

5.P.Chellammal ..Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the proceedings of the second respondent in A6/795/2013, dated .10.2013 signed on 22.10.2013 and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Kannan For R1 and R2 : Mr.T.R.Janarthanam For R3 and R4 : No Appearance For R5 : Mr.S.Chellapandian

O R D E R

The petitioner was elected as a Vice President of Palamadai Village Panchayat in the Panchayat Elections held in the year 2011. The period of the Vice President has come to an end as on date.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioner, however, would submit that the Collector, who had passed the impugned order, dated 22.10.2013 withdrawing the cheque signing powers, has no powers to issue such an order. The learned counsel for the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

petitioner would also reiterate various grounds raised in the affidavit filed in support of this writ petition. 3.I do not intend to comment of any of the grounds raised by the petitioner in view of the fact that the period has already come to an end and the impugned order withdrawing the cheque signing power of the Vice President was only for the period when he was supposed to function as a Vice President and not after that.

4.In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed, as no further order is required in this writ petition. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous Petitions are also dismissed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS_II) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai-23.

To 1.The secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

2.The Inspector of panchayat cum The District Collector, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

3.The Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat) Manoor panchayat Union, Manoor, Tirunelveli District.

4.The President, Palamadai panchayat, Tirunelveli Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

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