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R.Ravikumar v. The State of Tamil Nadu

Madras HC1 Apr 2026WP/32765/2022

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Infructuous dismissal; Madras High Court; W.P. No.32765 of 2022; W.M.P. No.3393 of 2024; Mohammed Shaffiq J.; 01-04-2026; Article 226; Certiorarified Mandamus; G.O.(3D) No.5 dated 16.08.2022; G.O.(CD1) No.260 dated 14.10.2022; Tamil Nadu Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department; Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies promotion panel 2021-2022; petitioner R.Ravikumar; endorsement by counsel; no costs; no merits adjudication.

What did the court decide?

Upon the petitioner's counsel submitting that the writ petition had become infructuous and no further adjudication was needed (with an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle), the Court recorded the submission and dismissed the writ petition as infructuous. ¶23

R.Ravikumar Vs The State of Tamil Nadu — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P. No.32765 of 2022

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 01-04-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ W.P. No.32765 of 2022 and W.M.P. No.3393 of 2024

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R.Ravikumar

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S/o.Ramasamy, No.5, Arul Jothi Nagar, Ammapatti Salai, Thuriyur Post and Taluk, Tiruchirapalli District.

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..Petitioner(s)

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The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by the Secretary to Government, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (C1) Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai 600009.

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The Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies Tiruchirapalli Region, Tiruchirapalli.

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The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chennai 10.

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..Respondent(s)

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PRAYER: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the order dated 16.08.2022 in G.O.(3D) No.5 of the 1st respondent and the order dated 14.10.2022 in G.O.(CD1) No.260 of the 1st respondent herein and quash the same for non-inclusion of the petitioner alone and consequently direct the 1st respondent to include the name of the petitioner in the panel for promotion as Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies for year 2021-2022.

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For Petitioner(s): Ms.Priyadharshini for Ms.S.Meenakshi

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P. No.32765 of 2022

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For Respondent(s):

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Mr.Ayyathurai Government Advocate

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ORDER

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When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner made a submission that the writ petition has become infructuous and no further adjudication needs to be made in respect of the grounds raised in the writ petition. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.

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