Muniammal v. the State of Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement order, Madras High Court, single judge T. Vinod Kumar, dated 11-06-2026. Petitioner Muniammal died 11.05.2021 during pendency; death confirmed by Government Hospital, Tiruttani death certificate dated 08.12.2021. WP No. 20756 of 2008 (with M.P.No.1 of 2008) concerning filling of Animal Husbandry Assistant vacancies per letter dated 29.10.2007 in ROC.No.34420/N3/2007 (2nd respondent's file), originally prayed under Article 226 for mandamus, closed as abated with no costs. Respondents: State of Tamilnadu (Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department), Director of Animal Husbandary and Veterinary Services, Regional Joint Director (Thiruvallur), Assistant Director (Thiruthani). No merits decided, no cases cited.
What did the court decide?
As the petitioner died during the pendency of the writ petition (death on 11.05.2021, confirmed by death certificate dated 08.12.2021 of the Government Hospital, Tiruttani produced by the learned Government Advocate), the Court closed the writ petition as abated, awarded no costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petition. No substantive issue was decided.