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The Vacation Officer v. The Secretary
Madras HCWP(MD)/27408/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
suo motu writ petition; Madras High Court Madurai Bench; W.P.(MD) 27408 of 2019; Vacation Officer petitioner; Tamilnadu State Election Commission respondent; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; free and fair counting of votes; CCTV coverage of counting process; 2019 Tamil Nadu local body elections; term over; nothing survives; petition closed; no costs; G.R. Swaminathan; R. Kalaimathi; M.P. Parthiban; dated 10.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
As the writ petition pertained to the local body election of 2019 and the term of the elected body is over, nothing survives for further adjudication; hence the writ petition is closed with no costs. ¶19