Dr. Ptr.Palanivel Thiaga Rajan v. Govt. of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10.03.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN W.P.(MD)Nos.480 of 2020 & 27061 of 2019 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.364, 365 of 2020 & 23401 of 2019, WP.(MD)No.480 of 2020 Dr. Ptr.Palanivel Thiaga Rajan Member of Legislative Assembly Rep. Madurai Central Constituency S/o.Late. Thiru P.T.R.Palanivel Rajan NO.2-10 Vallabai Rd Chockikulam Madurai-2

... Petitioner Vs.

1.Govt. Of Tamil Nadu Rep. by the Sec. to Govt. Municipal Administration And Water Supply Dept. Secretariat Chennai-09

2.The Tamil Nadu Delimitation Commission for Local Bodies Rep. by its Chairman Arumpakkam

3.The TN State Election Commission Rep. by its Secretary No.208/2 Jawaharlal Nehru Rd. opp. to CMBT Arumbakkam

4.The Commissioner of Municipal Administration Ezhilagam Chennai-5

5.The Corporation of Madurai Rep. by its Commisisoner Arignar Anna maaligai Thallakulam Madurai-2

6.The Dist Collector/ Dist. Delimitation Authority Madurai Dt Collectorate Madurai-20 ... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring that the current delimitation of all 100 wards of 5th respondent Madurai corporation as declared by the 1st respondent adopted by the 4th respondent is ilelgal, null and void, pursuatn to the recommendations made by the respondents 1 and 6 and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to re-do the entire exercise of delimitation of those wards by strictly complying with the provisions of Tamil Nadu Delimitation Act, 2017 and Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Delimitation Regulations, 2017 framed thereunder before notifying the election to 5th respondent Madurai Corporation of the 3rd respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Muralikumar For R1, R4 & R6 : Mr.D.Sasikumar, Additional Government Pleader For R2 : Mr.D.Shanmugaraja Sethupathi For R3 : Mr.C.Balamurugan For R5 : Mr.K.K.Kannan WP.(MD)No.2706 of 2019 M.Jeyaram

... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Delimitation Commission Chairman Tamilnadu State Election Commissioner Jawaharlal Nehru Road Koyambedu Chennai-106.

2.The District Delimitation Authority/ District Collector Office of the Dsitrict Collector Madurai Dist

3.The Corporation Commissioner Madurai Municipal Corporation Madurai ... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the Ward No.58 List, Madurai Municipal Corporation, Madurai issued by the 3rd respondent as Appendix-1 and quash the same as illegal and further direct the 3rd respondent to re-alter the Ward NO.58 list based on the petitioner representation dated 13.12.2019. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Manikandan For R1 : Mr.C.Balamurugan For R2 : Mr.D.Sasikumar, Additional Government Pleader For R3 : Mr.S.Vinayak COMMON ORDER (Common Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.) When these writ petitions are taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the prayer sought for in this writ petition has become infructuous and nothing survives in these writ petitions.

2.Recording the above submission, these writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. [N.S.K., J.] & [M.J.R., J.]

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1.Sec. to Govt. Municipal Administration And Water Supply Dept. Secretariat Chennai-09

2.The Tamil Nadu Delimitation Commission for Local Bodies Rep. by its Chairman Arumpakkam

3.The TN State Election Commission Rep. by its Secretary No.208/2 Jawaharlal Nehru Rd. opp. to CMBT Arumbakkam

4.The Commissioner of Municipal Administration Ezhilagam Chennai-5

5.The Corporation of Madurai Rep. by its Commisisoner Arignar Anna maaligai Thallakulam Madurai-2

6.The Dist Collector/ Dist. Delimitation Authority Madurai Dt Collectorate Madurai-20

7.The Delimitation Commission Chairman Tamilnadu State Election Commissioner Jawaharlal Nehru Road Koyambedu Chennai-106.

8.The District Delimitation Authority/ District Collector Office of the Dsitrict Collector Madurai Dist

9.The Corporation Commissioner Madurai Municipal Corporation Madurai

N.SATHISH KUMAR, J. AND

M.JOTHIRAMAN, J. GNS W.P.(MD)Nos.480 of 2020 & 27061 of 2019

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