1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.10.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD)No.11774 of 2011 And M.P.(MD) No.1 of 2011 K.Poopathisankar : Petitioner vs. 1.The Chief Election Commissioner, State Election Commission, Chennai. 2.The District Collector, Trichy District, Trichy. 3.The Assistant Director of Panchayats, Trichy District, Trichy. 4.The Returning Officer, Musuri Selection Grade Panchayat, Musuri, Trichy District. : Respondents Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, praying for the issue of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records from the fourth respondent relating to Na.Ka.A1/475/2011 dated 5.10.2011, quash the same after holding that rejection of the application of the petitioner by the fourth respondent is illegal and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to take appropriate action against the fourth respondent as per law and further direct the fourth respondent to pay the compensation to the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.RM.Sivakumar For Respondent-1 : Mr.K.Mahendran, Special Government Pleader. For Respondents-2 to 4 : Mr.R.Karthikeyan, Additional Government Pleader. O R D E R The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition challenging the rejection of his nomination for election to the post of Ward Councillor in Musiri Selection Grade Panchayat. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 2. Heard Mr.RM.Sivakumar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.K.Mahendran, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the first respondent and Mr.R.Karthikeyan, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents 2 to 4. 3. The contention of the petitioner is that he does not own any property and yet his nomination has been rejected on the ground that a No Due Certificate was not produced. 4. Unfortunately, the election process is in an advanced stage. I have already considered all such issues in great detail and dismissed a batch of writ petitions W.P.Nos.11502 of 2011 etc., batch, by an order dated 12.10.2011. Therefore, the appropriate remedy open to the petitioner is only to raise an election dispute. 5. The writ petition is dismissed on the above terms. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is also dismissed. Svn Sd/- Assistant Registrar[Records] /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Chief Election Commissioner, State Election Commission, Chennai. 2.The District Collector, Trichy District, Trichy. 3.The Assistant Director of Panchayats, Trichy District, Trichy. 4.The Returning Officer, Musuri Selection Grade Panchayat, Musuri, Trichy District. WP(MD) No.11774/2011 Dated:12-10-2011 2P/5C RPB 29.10.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/