Disposed¶22

R.Arumuganainar v. The Executive Officer

Madras HC4 Jun 2026WP(MD)/15678/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Writ petition under Article 226 seeking Certiorarified Mandamus against a Town Panchayat notice (Na.Ka.No. 416/2024/A3, dated 16.05.2025) postponing auction of Shop No.5, New Bus Stand, Valliyoor; disposed of as infructuous because the auction concluded and the shop was allotted to the successful bidder while the case was pending; no costs; no merits ruling on the postponement notice; single-judge bench (Hemant Chandangoudar, J.), Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, 04.06.2026.

What did the court decide?

Since the auction of Shop No.5 was conducted during the pendency of the writ petition and the shop was allotted to the successful bidder, nothing survives for further adjudication in the present writ petition. ¶21

R.Arumuganainar Vs The Executive Officer — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

¶1

W.P(MD)No.15678 of 2025

¶2

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

¶3

DATED: 04.06.2026

¶4

CORAM

¶5

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

¶6

Writ Petition(MD)No.15678 of 2025 and

¶7

W.M.P(MD)No.11916 of 2025

R.Arumuganainar

.. Petitioner

The Executive Officer, Special Grade Town Panchayat, North Valliyoor, Tirunelveli District.

¶12

..Respondent

¶13

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the entire records pertaining to the impugned notice issued by the respondent in Na.Ka.No. 416/2024/A3 dated 16.05.2025 by postponing the auction of the shop No.5 (ground floor) situated in New Bus Stand, Valliyoor and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent to resume the remaining process of auction for the said shop and complete the same as expeditiously as possible within the time stipulation as prescribed by this Court.

¶14

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Anand For Respondent : Mr.H.Arumugam

¶15

1/3

¶16

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

¶17

W.P(MD)No.15678 of 2025

¶18

ORDER

¶19

The petitioner is before this Court challenging the notice dated 16.05.2025 issued by the respondent postponing the auction of Shop No.5 (Ground Floor) situated at the New Bus Stand, Valliyoor.

¶20

2.The learned counsel appearing for the respondent submitted that, during the pendency of the writ petition, the auction in respect of Shop No.5 has been conducted and the shop has been allotted to the successful bidder.

¶21

3.In view of the above submission, nothing survives for further adjudication in the present writ petition.

¶22

4.Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

¶23

04.06.2026

¶24

NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes skn

¶25

2/3

¶26

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

¶27

W.P(MD)No.15678 of 2025

¶28

HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR , J.