1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD).No.11819 of 2011 And M.P.(MD).No. 1 of 2011 P.M.Subbiah ... Petitioner -Vs- 1. The State Election Commissioner Tamil Nadu State Election Commission No.208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Road Opp. CMBT Arumbakkam Chennai - 600 106 2. The District Election Officer / District Collector Thoothukudi District Thoothukudi 3. The Returning Officer Kovilpatti Panchayat Union Thoothukudi District 4. The Assistant Returning Officer Erachi Village Panchayat Thoothukudi District 5. Pappuraj ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents No. 1 to 4 to disqualify the 5th respondent by rejecting his nomination papers submitted by him to contest the post of Panchayat President, Erachi Village Panchayat, Ettayapuram Taluk, Thoothukudi District in the local body election which is scheduled to be taken place on 17.10.2011. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Anand For Respondents: Mr.K.Mahendran Special Government Pleader, 1 & 2 For Respondents: Mr.R.Karthikeyan, 3 & 4 Additional Government Pleader O R D E R The petitioner has come up with the above Writ Petition seeking a direction to the respondents 1 to 4 to reject the nomination of the 5th respondent for the post of President of Erachi Village Panchayat, Ettayapuram Taluk, Thoothukudi District. 2. Heard Mr.R.Anand, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.K.Mahendran, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 respondents 1 and 2 and Mr.R.Karthikeyan, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents 3 and 4. 3. The issue raised in this Writ Petition is covered by a decision rendered by me on 12.10.2011 in a batch of cases in W.P.(MD).No. 11502 of 2011. Following the same, this Writ Petition is also dismissed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is also dismissed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (RTI) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To 1. The State Election Commissioner Tamil Nadu State Election Commission No.208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Road Opp. CMBT Arumbakkam Chennai - 600 106 2. The District Election Officer / District Collector Thoothukudi District Thoothukudi 3. The Returning Officer Kovilpatti Panchayat Union Thoothukudi District 4. The Assistant Returning Officer Erachi Village Panchayat Thoothukudi District +1cc to Special Government Pleader, Sr.No.35635 vsg GH : 31.10.2011 : 2p/6c W.P.(MD).No.11819 of 2011 And M.P.(MD).No. 1 of 2011 13.10.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/