Writ petition under Article 226 was closed because the petitioner who filed it as a power holder had died, making the cause of action vanished. No order as to costs was passed.
Writ petition stands closed with no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petitions also closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 04.01.2019
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
W.P.No. 14607 of 2004 and W.P.M.P.Nos. 17315 of 2004 and 10504 of 2005
1.R.Renuka Devi
2.T.Mahesh
3.T.Ramesh ...Petitioners
(Petitioners represent by their
General Power of Attorney T.Prabaharan)
Vs
1.The District Collector,
Kancheepuram District,
Kancheepuram.
2.The Tahsildar,
Sriperumbudur Taluk,
Sriperumbudur 602 105.
3.The Block Development Officer,
Kunrathur Panchayat Union,
Padappai 601 301.
4.The President,
Karasangal Panchayat,
Karasangal Village,
Sriperumbudur Taluk,
kancheepuram District 601 301.
5.D.Krishna Moorthy
6.S.Rajendran
7.S.Nazir Dheen
8.M.Sinnakannan
9.M.Durai Achary ...Respondents
(RR5 to R9 impleaded as per order
dated 03.11.2004 in WMP.No.25436/2004)
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents herein to forbear from permitting any person in using S.Nos.189 or 191 of Karasangal Village as a burial ground for disposal of the dead.
For Petitioner : Mr.Karthik Lakshmanan For M/s.AL.Ganthimathi
For Respondents : M/s.R.Janaki, AGP for R1 to R3 Mr.K.Elango for R4 Mr.D.Abdullah for R5 to R9. O R D E R
Pursuant to the orders of this Court dated on 19.12.2018, Mr.C.Chandrababu, Block Development Officer, Kundrathur Panchayat Union @ Kundrathur, Kancheepuram District is present before this Court today.
2.The Block Development Officer reiterated that the land in question is being used as a cremation ground and as a burial ground. At this Juncture, the learned counsel for the petitioner states that the writ petition itself was filed by a power holder and who died on 21.12.2009 itself. Thus, the cause aroused for filing of the present writ petition became vanished.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS III)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
kak/kmm
To
1.The District Collector,
Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.
2.The Tahsildar,
Sriperumbudur Taluk, Sriperumbudur 602 105.
W.P.No. 14607 of 2004
SS(CO) CSL/31.01.2019
1.R.Renuka Devi and others
The District Collector, Kancheepuram District and others
S.M.Subramaniam
As recorded by the court registry
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