P.G.Chandra Sekaran v. The Speaker

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 24.08.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN WP Nos.34069, 34078, 34105, 34113, 34115 and 34132 of 2026 and WMP Nos.37474, 37475, 37476, 37482, 37484, 37488, 37513, 37514, 37517, 37518, 37520, 37523, 37519, 37522 and 37524 of 2026

¶1P.G.Chandra Sekaran S/o. Gopal, Plot NO.5, Krishnan Colony Second Street, Thai Nagar, Anuppanadi, Madurai -625 009 Petitioner in all WPs. Vs

¶1The Speaker Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Fort St. George, Chennai-9

2.The Assembly Secretary Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Fort St. George, Chennai -9

3.The Chief Election Commissioner Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001

4.The General Secretary, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, No.226 MGR Maaligai, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai-14

5.Agri S.S. Krishnamurthy, S/o. S. Sundaresan, Official Whip, All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, No.226 MGR Maaligai, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai-14 Respondents 1 to 5 in all WPs.

6.P. Sathyabama W/o. K. Ponnusamy, No.31/6 Anna Nagar, Dharapuram -638 656 Tiruppur District. Respondent No.6 in WP.34069 of 2026

6.K. Maragatham Kumaravel, W/o. S. Kumaravel, No.1/241 Eeswaran Kovil Street, Senganmal, Thaiyur, Kelambakkam, Post, -603 103 Chengalpattu District. Respondent No.6 in WP.34078 of 2026

6.S. Jayakumar S/o P.C. Subramani, Door No 2/14, Shanmugapuram, Ponmudi Post 638056, Perundurai Taluk, Erode District Respondent No.6 in WP.34105 of 2026

6.Dr. Esakki Subaya S/o. Esakki Pandiyan, No. 31-70 Uchi Mahaliamman Kovil Street, Prancheri, Gopalasamudram, Cheranmahadevi 627 401 Tirunelveli district Respondent No.6 in WP.34113 of 2026

6.Dr.c.Vijaya Bhaskar S/o.Chinnathambi, No.14/28, Sowdaraiya Street, Illupur, Illupur Taluk, Pudukkottai District. Respondent No.6 in WP.34115 of 2026

6.M.R.Vijayabhaskar S/o.Ramasamy No.3/325, NSK Nagar, LNS Post, Aandankovil East, Karur 639 002 Respondent No.6 in WP.34132 of 2026 Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the entire records pertaining to the impugned orders passed by the 1st Respondent in (i) WP.34069/2026 - No.II(1) LAS/7(p)/2026 dated 25.05.2026 published vide Notification No.261 in the Government Extraordinary Gazette in Part II-Section 1 dated 25.05.2026; (ii) WP.34078/2026 - No.II(1) LAS/7(o)/2026 dated 25.05.2026 published vide Notification No.260 in the Government Extraordinary Gazette in Part II-Section 1 dated

25.05.2026; (iii) WP.34105/2026 - No.II(1) LAS/7(n)/2026 dated

25.05.2026 published vide Notification No.259 in the Government Extraordinary Gazette in Part II-Section 1 dated 25.05.2026; (iv) WP.34113/2026 - No.II(1) LAS/7(q)/2026 dated 25.05.2026 published vide Notification No.262 in the Government Extraordinary Gazette in Part II-Section 1 dated 26.05.2026; (v) WP.34115/2026 - No.II(1) LAS/7(u)/2026 dated 25.05.2026 published vide Notification No.286 in the Government Extraordinary Gazette in Part II-Section 1 dated

16.06.2026; and (vi) WP.34132/2026 - No.II(1) LAS/7(w)/2026 dated

25.05.2026 published vide Notification No.297 in the Government Extraordinary Gazette in Part II-Section 1 dated 29.06.2026 and quash the same. For Petitioner in all cases : Mr.S.M.Anantha Murugan For Respondents in all cases

: Mr.Vijay Narayan Advocate General Asst. by Mr.J.Lenin, Spl. Govt. Pleader, for RR 1 and 2 : Mr.Niranjan Rajagopalan for R-3 * * * ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw all the writ petitions. An endorsement is also made to that effect. In view of the same, all the writ petitions stand dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the interim applications stand closed. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.)

24.08.2026 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No sra To

¶1The Speaker Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Fort St. George, Chennai-9

2.The Assembly Secretary Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Fort St. George, Chennai -9

3.The Chief Election Commissioner Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND

G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.

(sra)

24.08.2026