A.Ganasekar v. The Additional Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Madras High Court; WP No. 6022 of 2026; writ petition; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; A. Ganasekar; Additional Chief Secretary Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department; District Collector Villupuram; Block Development Officer Vanur Thiruchirambalam; Kunnam Panchayat; Kunam Panchayat; Vanur Panchayat Union; merger of panchayats; representation dated 11.12.2025; G.O (Ms.)No.38 Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department dated 13.02.2026; writ petition closed; no costs; V. Lakshminarayanan J.; 24-02-2026. Summary: Single-judge Madras HC disposal of a mandamus writ seeking consideration of a representation for merger of Kunnam Panchayat with Vanur Panchayat Union; petition closed without costs after the Government produced G.O (Ms.)No.38 dated 13.02.2026 granting the merger sought. No precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
No relief ordered by the Court; the writ petition was closed without costs after the Court recorded that the Government had, by G.O (Ms.)No.38 dated 13.02.2026, already decided to merge the panchayats as sought by the petitioner.