Petitioner sought certiorari to quash a show cause notice. Court held the prayer infructuous as the impugned action was no longer operative or the matter had become moot.
Claim for certiorari to quash notice dismissed as infructuous; no order as to costs.
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W.P(MD).No. 15450 of 2014
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 25.01.2023
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU
W.P(MD)No.15450 of 2014 and
M.P(MD) Nos.2 and 3 of 2014
P.Karuppusamy Vice -President, Kappiliya Patti Village Panchayat, Ottanchathiram Panchayat Union, Dindigul District.
..... Petitioner
Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009.
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PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records in pursuant to the impugned show cause notice passed by the second respondent dated 09.09.2014 in his proceedings Na.Ka.No.1541/2014/A4 and quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Muthu Kamatchi For K.K.Ramakrishnan For Respondents : Mrs.D.Farjana Ghoushia Special Government Pleader (For R-1 to R-3) : Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy (For – R-4) : No appearance (For R-5)
ORDER
When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the prayer sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous.
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2. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the
petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the prayer for certiorari to quash a show cause notice had become infructuous given the authority's intervening action.
P. Karuppusamy
The State Represented by its Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department
The District Collector/ Inspector of Panchayat, Dindigul District
The Block Development Officer, (Village Panchayat) Ottanchathiram Panchayat Union
The President, Kappiliya Patti Village Panchayat
S. Tamil Amuthan
K. Kumareswari
As recorded by the court registry
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