1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGHCOURT DATED: 03.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.CHANDRU W.P.(MD)Nos.2348 and 6888 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)Nos.1, 2, 1, 2, 3 of 2011 Govindaammal ... Petitioner in both Wps. Vs. 1.The District Collector/Inspector of Panchayats, Thanjavur District. 2.The Assistant Director of Panchayat, Thanjavur District. 3.The Tahsildar, Thiruvaiyaru Taluk, Thanjavur District. ... Respondents in both Wps. Prayer in WP.2348/2011: Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the proceedings in Na.ka.No.5134/2010/A3 on the file of 1st respondent dated 17.02.2011 and quash the same as illegal. Prayer in WP.6888/2011: Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the proceedings in Na.Ka.No.2287/2011/A7 dated 24.06.2011 on the file of the 3rd respondent and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner in both cases : Mr.M.P.Senthil For Respondents in both cases : Mr.M.Govindan Spl.Govt.Pleader O R D E R The petitioner in both the writ petitions is one and the same person. She is the President of Semmangudi Village, Thiruvaiyaru Taluk. Thanjavur District. In the first writ petition, she challenged the notice issued by the District Collector-cum-Inspector of Panchayats, Thanjavur, dated 17.02.2011. By the impugned notice, she was informed that her explanation to the show-cause notice issued under Section 205 was not satisfactory and therefore, the Tahsildar Thiruvaiyaru Taluk was directed to conduct a meeting to ascertain the views of the Panchyat https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 Councillors. In that writ petition, when it came up for admission on 03.03.2011, this Court merely directed the learned Additiional Government Pleader to take notice. Subsequently on 07.03.2011, this Court ordered Notice of Motion and permitted the meeting to go on on 08.03.2011 but it was made clear that it was subject to the result of the writ petition. 2.On notice, the respondents have also filed a counter affidavit dated 08.07.2011. In the meanwhile, the same petitioner has filed the second writ petition challenging the order dated 24.06.2011, wherein the Tahsildar convened a meeting on 05.07.2011. It is not clear how such a writ petition is maintainable, when already this Court has granted a conditional stay order. If any grievance, the petitioner should have worked out her right in the first writ petition. In any event, that writ petition was not admitted. When it came up for admission on 29.06.2011 subsequently, on 14.07.2011 it was admitted and pending the writ petition, an interim stay was granted directing the Inspector of Panchayats to explain as to how the second meeting was permissible. 3.On notice from this Court, the respondents have also filed a counter affidavit dated 08.07.2011 explaining the circumstances under which the impugned notices for meting was issued. In any event, when these two matters were listed today, Mr.M.P.Senthil, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that subsequent to the filing of the writ petitions, local body elections have been notified and conducted and a new set of office bearers have taken over the charges in the Panchayat and therefore, nothing survives. The learned Special Government Pleader also concurred with the said stands stand. 4. In view of the above, both the writ petitions stand dismissed, as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are also dismissed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Crl.Side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Collector/Inspector of Panchayats, Thanjavur District. 2.The Assistant Director of Panchayat, Thanjavur District. 3.The Tahsildar, Thiruvaiyaru Taluk, Thanjavur District. +1cc to the Special Govt.Pleader, Sr.No.38421 mpk ssk/29.11.2011 /5c-2p/- W.P.(MD)Nos.2348 and 6888 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)Nos.1, 2, 1, 2 & 3 of 2011 03.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/