1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 22.11.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD)NO.12591 of 2011 S.Veeramalai ... Petitioner Versus 1.The Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai-600 106. 2.The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli District. 3.The Commissioner, Uppiliyapuram Panchayat Union, Thuraiyur Taluk, Trichy District. 4.Periyasamy ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first and second respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 25.10.2011 and consequently order to conduct re-counting of votes in respect of Thalugai Village Panchayat, Thuraiyur Taluk, Trichy District. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Shanmugaraja Sethupathi For Respondents : Mr.K.Mahendran Spl.Govt.Pleader. O R D E R The petitioner has come up with the above Writ Petition seeking a direction to order recounting of votes. 2.Heard Mr.D.Shanmugaraja Sethupathi, learned Counsel for the petitioner. Mr.K.Mahendran, learned Special Government Pleader, takes notice for the respondents 1 and 2. 3. The petitioner contested for election to the post of President of a Village Panchayat, in the election held on 19.10.2011. The fourth respondent was declared elected. The grievance of the petitioner is that postal ballot were not taken into account at all. It is also his grievance that 36 votes polled in his favour were declared to be in valid. 4. However, the fact remains that necessary forms including Form- 25 have been issued. Therefore, the only remedy open to the petitioner is to go before the Election Tribunal, and raise all those issues. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 5.In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed. It is open to the petitioner to raise the election dispute and raise all the objections therein. As and when the petitioner files an Election petition, the Election Tribunal shall dispose it of within a period of six months as statutorily prescribed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (A.E) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai-600 106. 2.The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli District. 3.The Commissioner, Uppiliyapuram Panchayat Union, Thuraiyur Taluk, Trichy District. + 1 cc to Mr.D.Shanmugaraja Sethupathi, Advocate, SR No.41080 W.P.(MD)NO.12591 of 2011 22.11.2011 gsr RJ/25.11.11 (IT) 2p/5c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/