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2024 Supreme(Mad) 1339
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.
S. Palamuthirsolai – Petitioner
Versus
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Health Department – Respondent
W.P. (MD) Nos. 11383 to 11387 of 2017, W.M.P. (MD) Nos. 8759 to 8768 of 2017
Decided On : 08-08-2024
Important Points
A writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous when the issues presented no longer require resolution, aligning with the principles of judicial efficiency.
Subject
Administrative Law - Writ Jurisdiction
Act Referred
Headnote
Writ Petition - Article 226 of the Constitution of India - The court dismissed the writ petitions as infructuous, acknowledging the petitioners' counsel's submission that the matters no longer required adjudication, thereby upholding the principle that courts should not entertain cases that have lost their relevance or necessity for resolution.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking to quash a notification regarding the appointment of an orthopedics technician and to direct the issuance of a fresh notification based on seniority.
Finding of the Court:
The court noted that the counsel for the petitioners indicated that the writ petitions had become infructuous, leading to the dismissal of the petitions without further examination of the merits.
Issues: Whether the writ petitions should be dismissed as infructuous based on the petitioners' counsel's endorsement.
Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasized that it is appropriate to dismiss cases that no longer require judicial intervention, reflecting the principle of judicial economy.
Result: The writ petitions were dismissed as infructuous, with no order as to costs, and connected miscellaneous petitions were also closed.
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: C. Murugavel.
For the Respondent: T. Amjad Khan, V. Ramesh.
ORDER :
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to order passed by the second respondent in Notification No. 04/MRB/2017 dated 08.05.2017 and quash the same and consequently directing the second respondent to issue fresh notification by following seniority for the post of orthopedics Technician.
1. The learned Counsel for the respective petitioners submits that these Writ Petitions have now become infructuous. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.
2. Recording the same, these Writ Petitions are dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
