JUDGMENT :

(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 1st respondent in Letter No.8032/2011-2, TNLAS (T.A.III) dated 22.8.2001 and quash the same.)

1. The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for the records on the file of the 1st respondent in Letter No.8032/2011-2, TNLAS (T.A.III) dated 22.8.2001 and quash the same.

2. The facts and circumstances necessitating the filing of the present writ petition are as hereunder :-

The petitioner was a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (for short 'MLA') representing the Indian National congress and was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly during the 13th Legislative Assembly Elections held during the year 2006. On 3.3.06, notification was issued for the 13th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election, which was scheduled to be held on 8.5.06. Nominations commenced from 13.4.06 and the last date for filing of nomination was 20.4.06. The scrutiny was slated on 21.4.06. The petitioner, representing the Indian National Congress, filed his nomination on 17.4.06. Along