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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, K.RAJASEKAR
A. Manikandan – Appellant
Versus
The State of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
ORDER :
A.D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.
1. The present writ petition has been filed by the de facto complainant in Crime No.248/2023 on the file of the Melavalavu Police Station seeking issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the impugned order of the 3rd respondent in G.O.(Ms.) No.609 HOME (PRISON-IV) Department dated 8.11.2019, quash the same and consequently direct respondents 1 to 5 herein to restore the conviction and sentence imposed on the 7th respondent in C.A.No.871 of 2001 on the file of the Principal Seat of this court.
2. Factual background of the case resulting in filing of the writ petition is as under:-
i) The writ petitioner belongs to scheduled caste community and is a resident of K.Muthuvelpatti, located between Ettimangalam and Sennagarampatti. In the year 1996, during Local Body Election, the nearby village viz., Melavalavu Panchayat was notified as reserved category exclusively for scheduled caste people which resulted in some strained feelings and communal issues between the community of the petitioner and the other communities causing hindrance for conducting of the election.
ii) After much persuasion, election was conducted and one Murugesan and one
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