W.P.No.1950 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09.09.2025 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.No.1950 of 2025 1. S.Harinath 2. P.Sivaprakasam 3. N.Anandaraj 4. K.Padmavathy 5. K.Manohar 6. S. Tharini Bai 7. C.Tharini 8. V.Raja 9. R.Devadoss 10. V.Murthy 11. N.K.Sripriya Lakshmi 12. S.Nagalakshmi 13. J.Bharathi 14. A.Chitradevi 15. M.Valarmathi 16. K.Indra 17. L.V.Akilandeswari 18. S.Manimozhi 19. S.Anuradha 20. J.V.Ananda Rao 21. G.Jayalakshmi 22. G.Baskar 23. G.Muthamizhselvan 24. A.Roseline Gnanamani 25. C.Raju 26. Anjugam Srinivasan 27. B.Premalatha 28. P.Gnanavelu 29. M.Kamalakannan 30. R.Govindasamy 31 R.Devaraj https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.1950 of 2025 32. U.Saravanakumari 33. K.M.Namasivayam 34. V.Panbarasan 35. D.Dileep Kumar 36. S.Muthuselvi 37. V.Hemalatha 38. E.A.Srinivasan 39. K.Sivapriya 40. M.Padmanaban 41. S.Sasirekha 42. A.R.Umarani 43. K.Kumar 44. S.Ganesh 45. N.Parthasarathy 46. C.Sekar 47. G.Shanmugam 48. K.S.Sathish Kumar 49. S.Ratna Sabapathy 50. A.S.Nakkeeran 51. K.Suresh Babu 52. G.Suresh Kumar 53. J.S.Senthilkumar 54. S.Gomathi 55. A.Shanthi 56. A.Malarvizhi 57. J.H.Ilaiyaraja 58. R.Selvakumar 59. G.Vidhya 60. K.M.Archana 61. K.Nehru 62. N.Saroja 63. S.Karthikeyan .. Petitioners Vs. 1. The Principal Secretary Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009. 2. The Director of Municipal Administration Directorate of Municipal Administration No.75, Santhome High Road MRC Nagar, Chennai – 600 028. .. Respondents https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.1950 of 2025 Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of india, seeking a writ of declaration, declaring the Rule 192-A of the Tamil Nadu Local Bodes Rules, 2023, vide G.O.(Ms)No.162, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (ME.3) Department dated 05.11.2024 and consequential impugned Government Order of the first respondent vide G.O.(4D) No.01, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (ME.3) Department dated 07.01.2025. For the Petitioners : Mr.A.S.Ragul Adhithya For the Respondents : Dr.T.Seenivasan Special Government Pleader ORDER (Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.) Mr.A.S.Ragul Adhithya, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, on instructions, seeks withdrawal of this writ petition. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle. 2. In light of the above, the present writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.2240 and 2243 of 2025 are closed. (R.S.K., J.) (H.C., J) 09.09.2025 Speaking Order/Non-Speaking Order Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No Neutral Citation:Yes/No drm https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.1950 of 2025 To: 1. The Principal Secretary Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009. 2. The Director of Municipal Administration Directorate of Municipal Administration No.75, Santhome High Road MRC Nagar, Chennai – 600 028. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.1950 of 2025 R. SURESH KUMAR, J. AND HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J. (drm) W.P.No.1950 of 2025 09.09.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.1950 of 2025 W.P.No.1950 of 2025 R. SURESH KUMAR, J. AND HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J. (Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.) This matter is taken up for hearing today under the caption “for being mentioned”. 2. In our order dated 09.09.2025, while denoting the case number, instead of mentioning it as W.P.No.1950 of 2025, it has been wrongly typed as W.A.No.1950 of 2025. 3. Since it is a typographical error, it could very well be rectified and hence, the rectified copy of the order be issued to the parties. (R.S.K., J.) (H.C., J.) 19.02.2026 (drm) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.1950 of 2025 R. SURESH KUMAR, J. AND HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J. (drm) W.P.No.1950 of 2025 19.02.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis