1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 12.10.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD)NO.11712 of 2011 and M.P.(MD)Nos.1 and 2 of 2011 R.Dravida Selvi ... Petitioner Versus 1.The State Election Commissioner, 100 Feet Road, Koiambedu, Chennai. 2.The District Returning Officer cum District Collector, Ramanathapuram District. 3.The Returning Officer, Timmanathapuram Union Council, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. 4.N.Ganapathy Subramoniam ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 04.10.2011 and to include the name of the petitioner in the final list of eligible candidate for Ward No.17, Timmanathapuram, Kamuthi Union Council, Ramanathapuram District thereby permitting the petitioner to contest in the ensuing election scheduled on 19.10.2011. For Petitioner : Mr.S.C.Herold Singh For R -1 to R - 3 : Mr.R.Karthikeyan, Additional Government Pleader. O R D E R The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to consider his representation and to include his name in the final list of eligible candidates for contesting the elections for Ward No.17, Timmanathapuram, Kamuthi Union Council, Ramanathapuram District 2. Heard Mr.S.C.Herold Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.R.Karthikeyan, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents 1 to 3. 3. The grievance of the petitioner is that some one had withdrawn her nomination behind her back after the expiry of the time fixed for withdrawal of nominations on 03.10.2011 and that a fraud had been perpetrated. This is something into which, this Court cannot go into at this stage of the election process. Therefore, the appropriate remedy open to the petitioner is only to raise an election dispute on this ground, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 where even the signature of the petitioner and the person, who signed the letter of the withdrawal can be sent for forensic examination. 4. With the above liberty, this writ petition is dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Records) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(C.S) To 1.The State Election Commissioner, 100 Feet Road, Koiambedu, Chennai. 2.The District Returning Officer cum District Collector, Ramanathapuram District. 3.The Returning Officer, Timmanathapuram Union Council, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. vsm W.P.(MD)NO.11712 of 2011 12.10.2011 TR :31.10.2011: 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/