C. Thangamuthu v. the State of Tamil Nadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous second appeal closed; Madras High Court; single-judge bench (P. Dhanabal J.); decision dated 14-07-2026; S.A.No.722 of 2016; C.M.P.No.13675 of 2016; Section 100 CPC; A.S.No.46 of 2015 (1st Additional Subordinate Court, Erode, judgment 13.04.2016); O.S.No.34 of 2014 (1st Additional District Munsif Court, Erode, judgment 20.02.2015); appellant C. Thangamuthu; respondents State of Tamil Nadu / District Collector Erode / Executive Engineer Highways Department Erode / DSP (Transport) Erode; shelter removed during road widening; appeal closed without costs; no substantive adjudication; no precedent value.
What did the court decide?
On the submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the appellant that the Second Appeal had become infructuous because the shelter had already been removed while widening the road, this court recorded the submission and closed the Second Appeal and the connected Civil Miscellaneous Petition, directing no costs.