The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking quashing of an interlocutory order regarding community certificates. The court held the petition infructuous as the respondents had already met the petitioner's prayer.
The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous; no costs awarded.
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W.P.(MD) No.21211 of 2022
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 03.01.2023
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR
and
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR
W.P.(MD) No.21211 of 2022 and W.M.P.(MD)No.15406 of 2022
M.Kalaivani
... Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary, Adi Dravidar Tribal Welfare Department,
Fort St. George,
Chennai.
Thenkasi District.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sankarankovil Division, Thenkasi District. ... Respondents
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PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the 3rd respondent proceedings in the online application TN 5202202012014 and TN 5202202012923, dated 23.03.2022, quash the same as illegal and arbitrary and consequently directing the 3rd respondent to issue community certificate Hindu Kattunayakkan Scheduled Tribe (S.T) certificate to the petitioner's daughter namely Jothi and son namely Sakthivel Manikandan on the basis of the application dated 23.04.2022, within a time frame.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Palanichamy
For Respondents : Mr.K.Balasubramani, Special Govt. Pleader.
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.]
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that this Writ Petition has become infructuous, since the prayer in this Writ Petition has already been met with by the respondents.
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2. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No
costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
[D.K.K., J.] [R.V., J.] 03.01.2023
NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No
vsm To
1.The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Adi Dravidar Tribal Welfare Department, Fort St. George, Chennai.
2.The District Collector, Thenkasi District.
3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sankarankovil Division, Thenkasi District.
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D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J. and R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J.
vsm
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03.01.2023
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
M.Kalaivani
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary, Adi Dravidar Tribal Welfare Department
The District Collector, Thenkasi District
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Sankarankovil Division, Thenkasi District
D.Krishnakumar
R.Vijayakumar
As recorded by the court registry
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