The petitioner challenged an election notification for water users' sangams. As the election had already been conducted, the writ petition was held to be infructuous and dismissed with liberty to file a fresh petition.
Writ petition dismissed with liberty to file a fresh petition regarding name inclusion in the voter list; consequential prayers closed.
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W.P(MD)No.15 of 2023
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 03.01.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN
W.P(MD)No.15 of 2023 and W.M.P(MD)Nos.29 & 30 of 2023
Muthammal ... Petitioner
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... Respondents
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Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned election notification vide proceedings Na.Ka.No.G2/35021/2022 on the file of the first respondent dated 11.11.2022 for conducting election scheduled to be held on 29.12.2022 in respect of Chokkanatheerpu and Thavalaikulam Water Users Sangam and also to withhold the conduct of the elections on 29.12.2022 and quash the same and direct the first respondent to include the petitioner's name and those name of the real land owners and farmers who filed claim petitions to include their name as per established law in the present voter list by considering the objections of the real land owners and farmers.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Pal Murugesh
For Respondents : Mr.B.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader
ORDER
Heard the learned counsel on either side.
has become infructuous. When the main prayer itself has become infructuous, the question of considering the consequential prayer does not arise. Liberty is given to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition as regards the inclusion of her name in the voter list.
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No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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Muthammal
The District Collector, Sivagangai District
G.R. Swaminathan
As recorded by the court registry
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