S.Mohamed Jaleel v. A.Anwhar Raajhaa
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 01-07-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH S.Mohamed Jaleel S/o.Seeni Mohamed Maraikkayar 166 Chinna Pallivasal Street Devipattinam 623 514 ..Petitioner(s) Vs
1. A.Anwhar Raajhaa S/o.M.Abdul Muthaleef Old No.1/1000 New No.6/1000 M.G.R.Illam, Bharathi Nagar Collector Office Post Ramanathapuram 623 503.
2. R.T.Uma Maheswari W/o.R.Thayumana Raghunathan Old No.17, New No.164, Sigil Raja Veethi Ramanathapuram 623 501.
3. D.Kuppuramu S/o.M.Duraipandi Sakthi Old No.3/3129, New No.10/3129 Meenakshi Nagar, Pattinamkathan Ramanathapuram 623 503.
4. K.Sivagurunathan S/o.Karuppiah No.101, Pulvaikulam Peraiyur Post, Muthukulathur Taluk, Ramanathapuram 623 708.
5. Su.Thirunnavukkarsar S/o.Subbaraman
Theeyathur Village Aavudaiyar Koil Taluk Pudukottai District.
6. B.T.Arasakumar S/o.Thiyagarajan No.5, M.P.Avenue, Majestic Colony, Saligramam, Chennai-600 093.
7. M.I.Noor Jiyavudeen S/o.Ibrahim 2/63/63 Muslim Street Venthoni Village, Paramakudi Taluk,
8. S.Annamalai S/o.Subbiah 15/17, Thomas Street Tambaram, Chennai-600 045.
9. U.Amirthalingam S/o.Urumanan 4B, Devipattanam Road, 10.S.Ayyappan S/o.Subramaniyan 55D, Raja Dinakar Aranmanai West Street, Ramanathapuram Nagar, 11.E.Allapichai S/o.Ibrahim Gani Ambalam 1/930 A, 3rd Main Road Bharathi Nagar, Ramanathapuram Taluk 12.A.Azhagu Meena D/o.S.Arumugam 139, Ramuthevar Street, Aruppukottai, Virudhunagar District.
13.R.Kannathasan S/o.Raju 8/129, Yovan Aalaya Street, South Kavanoor Paramakudi Taluk 14.N.Kasirajan S/o.S.Nachiappan No.3/63 A, Arisikuluthan Mustakurichi Post, Kamudhi Taluk 15.K.Gokila W/o.K.Carol Marx No.1/96 Devendra Nagar Emaneswaram Post Paramakudi Taluk 16.R.Gopal S/o.Raju Yadav 2/1, Puthanenthal Post Achunthan Vayal Via 17.S.Sasikumar S/o.Sundar Rajan 2/25/13 East Street, Sambakkulam Post Muthukulathoor Taluk Ramanathapuram District 623 705.
18.G.Sathiah S/o.Gurusamy No.1/814, 5th Street, Jothi Nagar, Collector Office Post, 19.M.Subbiah S/o.Muthu
Kannukudi Sanaveli Post, Thiruvadanai Taluk, 20.R.Thiagarajan S/o.Ramu No.87, Kalari Village Kalari Panchayath Ramanathapuram Taluk 21.P.Thennarasu S/o.Pullan No.443, Periya Thamaraikudi Landai, Ramanathapuram District.
22.S.S.Balakrishnan S/o.Sellam No.9/47, W-9, Perumalmadai Village, Rajasinga Mangalam Thiruvadanai Taluk Ramanathapuram 623 525.
23.C.Palpandi S/o.S.Chithiran No.1/44, Kamatchi Nagar Nelmadur Post, Parthibanoor Via., 24.P.Periyasamy S/o.Pitchapillai No.147/133, Vadakku Theru Avudaiyar Koil Pudukottai District.
25.Manivasagam S/o.Samayan No.2/76, Mangulam Kurandi Post, Kariyapatti Taluk, Virudhunagar District 626 115.
26.Murugeswari W/o.Ramu
No.5/119, North Street Yervadi, Kadaladi Taluk 27.S.Mookaiya S/o.Subbiah 3/7 South Street D.Kadamban Kulam Village & Panchayath, Kariapatti Taluk Virudhunagar District 626 106.
28.K.Ravi S/o.Krishnan 3/24, Karaikulam K.Pudur Post Kariyapatti Taluk Virudhunagar District.
29.S.Vetrivel S/o.K.Shanmugavel Old No.8/30A, New No.14/105 Kattu Pillaiyar Koil Street Rameshwaram Taluk Rameshwaram, Ramanathapuram Distirct 623 526.
30.R.Velchsamy S/o.Ramasamy Naicker Mela Theru 2/27, Vadakku Natham Village Arupukkottai Taluk, Virudhunagar District.
31.The Returning Officer The District Collector ..Respondent(s) PRAYER:
(a) To declare the Election of the First Respondent as returned candidate from No.35, Ramanathapuram Parliamentary Constituency at the election held on 24.04.2014 as Null and voild. (b) To declare the petitioner duly
elected as returned candidate of No.35, Ramanathapuram Parliamentary Constituency for the election held on 24.04.2014. (c) To direct the respondents to pay the cost of this Election Petition.
For Petitioner(s):
M/s.K.Azhagu Raman For Respondent(s):
Mr.ARL.Sundaresan, Senior Counsel For M/s.R.Poornima For R1 Mr.M.R.Raghavan, Standing Counsel For Election Cases For R31
ORDER
Pursuant to the order passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.2874 of 2017, dated 21.05.2026, this petition has been placed before this Court for passing consequential orders.
2. The order passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court is extracted hereunder: "This petition arises out of order dated 19.08.2016 passed on an application seeking rejection of the Election Petition in E.P.No.1 of 2014. By the impugned order, the said application was dismissed and the Election Petition was posted before the High Court. The election in question concerns the Ramanathapuram Parliamentary Constituency (16th Lok Sabha Elections) held in the year 2014. The respondents(s) is stated to have completed the
term and thereafter there have been successive elections held in the years 2019 and 2024. At this point of time, we find that further consideration of this matter is wholly academic although Election Petition No.1 of 2014 is still pending before the High Court.
That, in the year 2026, we find the consideration of this matter to be only of academic relevance and hence, we do not find any reason to consider this Special Leave Petition any further. Hence, the same stands dismissed. The High Court may pass consequential orders in accordance with law."
3. In view of the above, nothing more requires to be considered in this Election Petition and accordingly, this petition stands closed. 01-07-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order SSI To
1. The Returning Officer The District Collector
N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.
SSI 01-07-2026