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Lakshmiammal.S v. the District Collector / Appellate Tribunal

Madras HC8 Jul 2026WP(MD)/23185/2021

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What is this about?

Madurai Bench, Madras High Court; M.Dhandapani, J.; W.P.(MD)No.23185 of 2021; decided 08.07.2026; writ petition dismissed as abated on death of petitioner; no order as to costs; concerned Senior Citizen Tribunal dismissal orders (K:.k.M1/3650/2020 dated 25.01.2021 and confirming order K:.k.M1/10463/2021 dated 03.08.2021); certiorarified mandamus; residence rights and return of gold ornaments and documents sought; no merits adjudicated; no precedent cited.

What did the court decide?

In view of the petitioner's death, nothing surviving for adjudication, the writ petition stands dismissed as abated, with no order as to costs. ¶20

Lakshmiammal.S Vs the District Collector / Appellate… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P.(MD)No.23185 of 2021

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 08.07.2026

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P.(MD)No.23185 of 2021

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S.Lakshmiammal ... Petitioner

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-vs-

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1.The District Collector / Appellate Tribunal, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

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2.The Revenue Divisional Officer / Senior Citizen Tribunal, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. 3.S.Selvi ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call dor the dismissal order in K:.k.M1/10463/2021 dated 03.08.2021 on the file of the first respondent confirming the dismissal order in K:.k.M1/3650/2020 dated 25.01.2021 on the file of the second respondent and to quash the same and direct the

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third respondent to permit the petitioner to reside in the house 101/06, Mani Lakshmi Illam, Mudunal Road, Sooran Kottai Village, Ramanathapuram District and to return the gold ornaments and documents and other things.

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Mahesh Babu

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For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.R.Ramasamy,

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Counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu For Respondent No.3 : Mr.J.Barathan

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O R D E R

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When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted that the petitioner died and hence, nothing survives for adjudication in the present Writ Petition.

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3. In view of the above, this Writ Petition stands dismissed as abated. There shall be no order as to costs.

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08.07.2026

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NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet: Yes / No MR

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