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2024 Supreme(Mad) 1625
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
R.Suresh Kumar, G.Arul Murugan, JJ.
Balasubramaniam - Petitioner
Versus
The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department and ors. – Respondents
W.P.(MD)No.9315 of 2024
Decided On : 03-07-2024
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr.S.Manojkumar
For the Respondent:Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Government Advocate, Mr.T.Senthil Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor
IMPORTANT POINT
A writ petition can be dismissed as infructuous if the underlying issue is no longer relevant or necessary.
Headnote:
Writ Petition - Mandamus - The court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, indicating that the request for permission to conduct the Manjuvirattu event was no longer relevant or necessary, as acknowledged by the petitioner's counsel.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct the second respondent to grant permission for conducting the Manjuvirattu event on a specified date, including their village in the district gazette.
Finding of the Court:
The court noted that the learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the writ petition had become infructuous and made an endorsement to that effect in the court bundle.
Issues: Whether the writ petition for conducting the Manjuvirattu event was still relevant and necessary.
Ratio Decidendi: The court concluded that since the petitioner's counsel indicated the writ petition was infructuous, it was appropriate to dismiss the petition without further consideration.
Result: The Writ Petition was dismissed as infructuous, with no order as to costs.
ORDER :
R.SURESH KUMAR, J.
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to grant permission for conducting the Manjuvirattu event on 25.05.2024 on the eve of Festival by including our village ie., Arulmigu Sri Chinthamani Karupar Kovil, at Veeramuthupatti, Muthur Post, Sivagangai District in the Sivagangai District Gazette by considering representation dated 15.03.2024.
Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle.
2.Recording the same, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.
