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ABDUL QUDDHOSE
P. Sankaranarayanan – Appellant
Versus
Director, Director of Medical Education, Chennai – Respondent
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 the proceedings of the impugned order in Na.Ka.No. 3814/Nil/2017 dated 31.05.2017 on the file of the second respondent and quash the same and further directing the second respondent to upgrade my designation as Senior Civil Surgeon w.e.f. 19.04.2017 and pay the monetary benefits permissible to the Senior Assistant Professor w.e.f. 04.03.2017 in accordance with G.O.Ms. No. 354 (Health Family Welfare (B2) Department dated 23.10.2009.
1. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the relief sought for in this Writ Petition has now become infructuous. Since the third respondent has retired from service. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.
2. Recording the said submission, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.
Legal proceedings must address current and relevant issues; if an issue becomes moot, the court will dismiss the case.
A writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous when the issues presented no longer require resolution, aligning with the principles of judicial efficiency.
A writ petition under Article 226 becomes infructuous when the relief sought is no longer relevant or necessary.
A writ petition becomes infructuous when the circumstances change post-filing, such as the retirement of the challenged party and the promotion of the petitioner.
A writ petition is rendered infructuous when the circumstances surrounding the request for relief change, making it impossible to grant the requested relief.
A writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not maintainable if the relief sought has become infructuous.
A writ petition becomes infructuous when the relief sought is no longer necessary due to subsequent developments, such as a promotion.
A writ petition can be rendered moot if the relief sought is subsequently granted through administrative action.
A writ petition becomes infructuous when the relief sought is no longer relevant or actionable.
A writ petition abates upon the death of the petitioner if legal heirs are not substituted, reflecting the importance of procedural compliance in legal proceedings.
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