Ramanathapuram District v. The Dist.Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.06.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA and W.M.P(MD) Nos.2553, 2554, 2557, 2559, 2561, 2562, 2563, 2564, 2566, 2565, 2567, 2568, 2570 and 2571 of 2021 W.P(MD) No.3227 of 2021 Ramanathapuram District Sarvodhaya Sangam Represented by its Secretary, Bus Stand Shop No.1, Seithur Post-626121, Rajapalayam Taluk, ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Collectorate, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

2.The Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, Collectorate, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

3.The Executive Officer, Seithur Selection Grade Town Panchayat, Seithur-626 121,

4.Kannan Executive Officer, Seithur Selection Grade Town Panchayat, Seithur Post-626 121, ... Respondents Prayer :- Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records in pursuant to the impugned auction notice issued by the third respondent in his proceedings Na.Ka.No.12/2020 dated 01.02.2021 and quash the same so far as the petitioner's shop is concerned and consequently direct the respondents to extend the lease period in respect of the petitioner's occupied shop. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Saravanakumar For R1 to R3 : Mr.T.Amjadkhan Government Advocate COMMON ORDER These writ petitions are filed for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records in pursuant to the impugned auction notice issued by the third respondent in his proceedings Na.Ka.No. 12/2020 dated 01.02.2021 and quash the same so far as the petitioners' shops are concerned and consequently, direct the respondents to extend the lease period in respect of the petitioners' occupied shops.

¶2The order impugned is the auction notice issued by the third respondent. A reading of the impugned notice would clearly show that the auction was for a period from 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2022. The period has come to end. Therefore, these writ petitions have become infructuous.

¶3Accordingly, these Writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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1.The District Collector, Collectorate, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

2.The Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, Collectorate, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

3.The Executive Officer, Seithur Selection Grade Town Panchayat, Seithur-626 121,

P.T.ASHA, J. cp Dated: 13.06.2023