The Madras High Court held that since the petitioner's tenure had expired, nothing survived to be adjudicated in the writ petition challenging a show cause notice, and the petition was closed.
The writ petition is closed; no order as to costs.
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W.P(MD)No.3642 of 2016
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 25.11.2022
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR
W.P(MD)No.3642 of 2016 and
W.M.P(MD)Nos.3259 & 9240 of 2016
S.Selvarani Sridevi ... Petitioner
Vs.
PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the impugned proceeding in Na.Ka.No.UNi5/6514/2014-1, dated 08.02.2016, on the file of the first respondent and quash the same.
For Petitioner : M/s.G.Prabhu Rajadurai For R-1 : M/s.B.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader For R-2 : M/s.M.Rajarajan
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ORDER
The present Writ Petition has been filed challenging a show cause notice issued by the first respondent herein for initiating action under Section 203 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act, 1994. The tenure of the petitioner has already expired. Hence, nothing survives to be adjudicated in the present writ petition.
There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions stand closed.
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether any proceeding survives for adjudication after the petitioner's tenure has expired?
Whether the writ petition challenging the show cause notice stands to be allowed?
S.Selvarani Sridevi
The Inspector of Panchayat cum District Collector, Thoothukudi District
The Block Development Officer, Kayathar, Thoothukudi District
R Vijayakumar
As recorded by the court registry
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