1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN Writ Petition(MD)No.11504 of 2011 O.L.Venkatachalam ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, cum District Election Officer, Sivagangai District,Sivagangai. 2.The Block Development Officer cum Assistant Election Officer, Sakkottai Panchayat Union, Sakkottai,Sivagangai District. 3.P.L.Gandhi ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to quash the rejecting order of the 2nd respondent, dated 30.09.2011 and consequently directing the 2nd respondent to consider petitioner's objection representation dated 30.09.2011. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Boomirajan For Respondents1&2: Mr.B.Pugalendhi Special Government Pleader. O R D E R The writ petition arises out of an order passed by the Returning Officer refusing to reject the nomination of the third respondent for election to the post of Ward Member in Kothamangalam Village Panchayat. 2.Heard Mr.R.Boomirajan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.B.Pugalendhi learned Special Government Pleader takes https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 notice for the respondents. 3.The improper acceptance of nomination of a candidate is a matter which is covered by Section 259(1)(d)(i) of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994. I have held in Krishnamoorthy Vs.Sivakumar and others reported in 2009(3) CTC 446 that furnishing of a false information is a matter which could be considered by the Election Tribunal in an election dispute. Therefore, the proper remedy open to the petitioner is only to raise election dispute. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed leaving it open to the petitioner to raise election dispute, if the third respondent ever succeeds. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Records) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Collector, cum District Election Officer, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2.The Block Development Officer cum Assistant Election Officer, Sakkottai Panchayat Union, Sakkottai, Sivagangai District. Writ Petition(MD)No.11504 of 2011 10.10.2011 sms SMA/10.11.2011/3C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/