1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.10.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD)No.12060 of 2011 B.Tamilselvam ... Petitioner vs. 1.The State Election Commissioner, 100 Feet Road,Vadapalani, Chennai. 2.The District Election Officer cum District Collector, Madurai District,Madurai. 3.The Chief Returning Officer, cum the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Madurai. 4.The City Police Commissioner,Madurai. 5.The Assistant Returning Officer, VI cum Assistant Executive Engineer, Zone 2, Madurai Municipal Corporation, Madurai. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to record the counting of votes to the post of Councillor for Ward No.47 of Madurai Municipal Corporation, in camera, with sufficient police protection, in the presence of an independent observer. For Petitioner : Mr.C.T.Perumal For 1st Respondent : Mr.K.Mahendran, Special Government Pleader. For Respondents 2-4 : Mr.B.Pugalenthi, Special Government Pleader. O R D E R The petitioner has come with the above writ petition seeking seeking a direction to the respondents for videographing the counting of votes to the post of Councillor for Ward No.47, Madurai Municipal Corporation with adequate police protection. 2.Heard Mr.C.T.Perumal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.K.Mahendran, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the Election Commission and Mr.B.Pugalendhi, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the State. 3.On 14.10.2011, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission has https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 issued a notification in pursuance of the directions issued by the First Bench of this Court. The operative portion of the said notification reads as follows:- "Now, therefore the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission hereby indicates that the list of sensitive booths as reported by the District Election Officers/District Collectors in the Table annexed. It is directed that the videographing of the polling shall be compulsorily done in the said polling booths. Further, it is also directed to webcast the polling process, if found feasible. The District Election Officers/District Collectors are hereby empowered to add any number of polling stations under sensitive category duly considering the ground realities." 4.In view of the notification dated 14.10.2011 extracted above, the District Election Officers, who are respondents in these writ petitions, shall examine the matter in the light of the notification and if found necessary, take steps as indicated in the notification. 5.The writ petition is allowed on the above terms. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(RTI) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The State Election Commissioner, 100 Feet Road, Vadapalani, Chennai. 2.The District Election Officer cum District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 3.The Chief Returning Officer, cum the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Madurai. 4.The City Police Commissioner, Madurai. 5.The Assistant Returning Officer, VI cum Assistant Executive Engineer, Zone 2, Madurai Municipal Corporation, Madurai. +1cc to Mr.C.T.Perumal, Advocate, Sr.No.36304 W.P.(MD)No.12060 of 2011 sms/sma/20.10.2011/7c/2p 20.10.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/