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2022 Supreme(Mad) 2071

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S.M. SUBRAMANIAM, J.
V. Raveendran - Appellant
Versus
The District Forest Officer, Vellore & Another - Respondent
Writ Petition No. 17189 of 2014 & M.P. No. 2 of 2014
Decided On : 21-06-2022

Important Points

The court has the discretion to dispose of a writ petition as infructuous based on the submissions made by the petitioner's counsel.

Subject

Civil Law - Writ Petition under Article 226

Act Referred

CONSTITUTION OF INDIA : Art.226

Headnote

Certiorari - Writ Petition - Disposal as infructuous

Fact of the Case:

The petitioner filed a Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to quash an order issued by the 1st respondent.

Finding of the Court:

The court noted that the petitioner's counsel submitted that there was nothing left for adjudication in the writ petition and made an endorsement to that effect. Consequently, the court disposed of the writ petition as infructuous and closed the connected Miscellaneous Petition.

Issues: The main issue was whether the writ petition should be adjudicated or disposed of as infructuous based on the submission made by the petitioner's counsel.

Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was influenced by the submission and endorsement made by the petitioner's counsel, leading to the disposal of the writ petition as infructuous.

Final Decision: The court disposed of the writ petition as infructuous and closed the connected Miscellaneous Petition.

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner:S. Nedunchezhiyan, Advocate. For the Respondents:R1, S. Anitha, Special Government Pleader, R2, S.N. Ravichandran, Advocate.

JUDGMENT

(Prayer:Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the impugned order issued by the 1st respondent in Pa.A.No.29/2014 Pa.1 dated 19.06.2014 and to quash the same.)

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner made a submission that nothing survives in this writ petition for adjudication. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. Recording the submission and the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the writ petitioner, the writ petition stands disposed of, as infructuous. No Costs. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

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