V.Srinivsan v. the State of Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of writ petition on petitioner's death; no instructions from legal heirs; dismissed as abated without costs. Keywords: W.P.No.14768 of 2014; M.P.No.1 of 2014; writ of certiorarified mandamus; Article 226 of Constitution of India; Salem Municipality / Commissioner Salem; Director of Municipal Administration and Water Supply; Secretary to Government (Municipal Administration and Water Supply), State of Tamilnadu; Pa.Mu.39716/78A2 (04.12.1981); K.Dis.No.28816/82/J1 (06.05.1984); G.O.(Pa)64 (10.02.2011); monetary benefits claim left unadjudicated; Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J.; decision dated 23.01.2025; no precedent cited or relied upon.
What did the court decide?
In view of the petitioner's death during pendency and absence of instructions from his legal heirs, W.P.No.14768 of 2014 is dismissed as abated, without any order as to costs.