{"id":174047,"date":"2007-11-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-bhaskar-vs-the-government-of-tamil-nadu-on-28-november-2007"},"modified":"2018-11-18T18:45:11","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T13:15:11","slug":"a-bhaskar-vs-the-government-of-tamil-nadu-on-28-november-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-bhaskar-vs-the-government-of-tamil-nadu-on-28-november-2007","title":{"rendered":"A.Bhaskar vs The Government Of Tamil Nadu on 28 November, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">A.Bhaskar vs The Government Of Tamil Nadu on 28 November, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS\n\nDATED: 28.11.2007\n\nCORAM\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN \n\nWrit Petition No.17209 of 1999\n\n\n1. A.Bhaskar\n2. R.Gunasekaran\n3. S.Venkatachalam\n4. B.Thamizhvanan\n5. K.Ramakrishnan \t.. Petitioners\n\n\n\t\t          vs. \n\n1. The Government of Tamil Nadu\n   rep. by its Secretary to Government\n   Law Department, Fort St. George\n   Chennai-9\n\n2. The Vice-Chancellor\n   Bharathidasan University\n   Trichirappalli\n\n3. The Registrar i\/c &amp; Returning Officer,\n   Bharathidasan University\n   Trichirappalli \t\t\t\n\n4. Subbiah \n\n5. Amaladossan M.  \t\t\t\t\t.... Respondents\n(RR4 and 5 impleaded as per order of Court\n on 28.9.2000 in W.M.P.No.25245 of 1999)  \n\n\tThis writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of declaration declaring that the Election process and notification issued by the third respondent dated 15.9.1997 in respect of Election to the Senate of the Bharathidasan University by the registered graduates as null and void. \n\n\t\t\tFor petitioner  : No Appearance \n\t\t\tFor respondents : Mr.V.Manoharan \n\t\t\t\t\t\t  Government Advocate for R1\t     \t\t\t\t   Mr.V.Govardhanan \n\t\t\t\t\t\t   for R2 and R3\n\n\n\nO R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>\tThis writ petition has been filed challenging the Notification, dated 15.9.1997, issued by the Registrar i\/c &amp; Returning Officer, Bharathidasan University for the Election to the Senate by the registered graduates.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t2. The learned counsels appearing for the respondents had submitted that after the filing of the writ petition, the Election had been conducted and the fourth and fifth respondents had been elected.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t3. It is further submitted that according to Section 20(7)(i) of The Bharathidasan University Act, 1981, the elected members of the Senate would hold the office only for a period of three years and in such circumstances, the writ petition has become infructuous.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t4. Based on the above submissions, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. <\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\t\t\t28.11.2007\n\nINDEX    : YES\nINTERNET : YES\n\n\nTo\n\n\n1. The Secretary to Government\n   The Government of Tamil Nadu\n   Law Department, Fort St. George\n   Chennai-9\n\n2. The Vice-Chancellor\n   Bharathidasan University\n   Trichirappalli\n\n3. The Registrar i\/c &amp; Returning Officer,\n   Bharathidasan University\n   Trichirappalli \t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\tM.JAICHANDREN  J.,\n\nlan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Writ Petition No.17209 of 1999\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n28.11.2007<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court A.Bhaskar vs The Government Of Tamil Nadu on 28 November, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28.11.2007 CORAM THE HON&#8217;BLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN Writ Petition No.17209 of 1999 1. A.Bhaskar 2. R.Gunasekaran 3. S.Venkatachalam 4. B.Thamizhvanan 5. K.Ramakrishnan .. Petitioners vs. 1. 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