The Marthandam Bee Keepers v. The State of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.07.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and W.M.P(MD)Nos.10690, 10691, 9001, 9002, 9797, 13434, 13435 of 2016, 7763, 15078 of 2017, 2798 of 2022 W.P(MD)Nos.11726 of 2016 The Marthandam Bee Keepers Cooperative Society Limited No.2050 Rep. by its President C.Manas

... Petitioner(s) vs. Secretariat, Chennai-9. Department, Kuralagam, Chennai-108.

¶3The Assistant Director, Kottar, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. ... Respondent(s) PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records on the file of the respondents 2 and 1 in connection with the order passed by him in his Proc. Na.Ka.No. 12820/2014/C1 dated 9.3.16 served on 13.3.16 and Letter No. 724/F1/2016-5, dated 21.6.2016 respectively quash the same as illegal. W.P(MD)Nos.14432 of 2016 The Marthandam Bee Keepers Cooperative Society Limited No.2050 Rep. by its President C.Manas

... Petitioner(s) vs. Secretariat, Chennai-9. Department, Kuralagam, Chennai-108.

¶3The Assistant Director, Kottar, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. ... Respondent(s) PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records on the file of the 3rd Respondent in connection with the impugned notice issued by him in his proceedings Na.Ka.No.656/2015/C1 dated 18.07.2016 and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner : Mr. D.Selvanayagam For R1 : Ms.K.R.Shivashankari, Counsel for State For R2 & R3 : Mr.C.Rajakumar W.P(MD)Nos.18554 of 2016 The Marthandam Bee Keepers Cooperative Society Limited No.2050 Rep. by its President C.Manas

... Petitioner(s) vs. Secretariat, Chennai-9. Department, Kuralagam, Chennai-108.

¶3The Regional Deputy Director, Madurai. ... Respondent(s) PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records on the file of the 3rd respondent in connection with the notices issued by him his Proc.Na.Ka.No.951/2015/C1 dated 11.08.2016 and 16.09.16 and quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr. D.Selvanayagam For R1 : Ms.K.R.Shivashankari, Counsel for State For R2 & R3 : Mr.C.Rajakumar COMMON ORDER When the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had died. Recording the said submission, these writ petitions are dismissed as having abated. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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¶3The Assistant Director, Kottar, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

¶4The Regional Deputy Director, Madurai. W.P(MD)Nos.11726,e14432,e18554eofe2016 oM.DHANDAPANIoo,J.o PKN ORDERoMADEoIN W.P(MD)Nos.11726,o14432,o18554oofo2016 DATEDo:o06.07.2026