WP No.24736 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29.07.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR WP No.24736 of 2025 Manivarma @ Devendran : Petitioner versus 1. The Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (Pr-2) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Ezhilagam 600 005. 2. Joint Director (Township), Cheyyar Division, Cheyyar, Thiruvannamalai District. 3. The Collector, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai. 4. The Block Development Officer, Peranamallur Union, Tiruvannamalai District. 5. The Thasildar, Chettuputtu Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District. : Respondents https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.24736 of 2025 Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to act in accordance to create separate Panchayat for the Kottupakkam and Melachery villages in accordance with the act and rules provided for the same at the earliest by following the procedure. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Manohar For Respondents : Mr.A.Edwin Prabakar State Govt. Pleader Asst. by Mr.Habeeb Rahman, Govt. Advocate for RR 1 to 5 * * * * * ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) This writ petition is not maintainable, as the direction sought in this PIL has already been considered by this Court on 21.06.2024 in the earlier round of litigation in W.P.No.16230 of 2024 (Maniverma @ Devendran vs. The Collector, Tiruvannamalai District and Others). 2. If the petitioner's case is that despite the direction given by this Court, the representation has not been decided by the State Level https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.24736 of 2025 Committee, the remedy is to file contempt. With such liberty, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. (MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ.)(MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.) 29.07.2025 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No sra To 1. The Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (Pr-2) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Ezhilagam 600 005. 2. Joint Director (Township), Cheyyar Division, Cheyyar, Thiruvannamalai District. 3. The Collector, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai. 4. The Block Development Officer, Peranamallur Union, Tiruvannamalai District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.24736 of 2025 5. The Thasildar, Chettuputtu Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.24736 of 2025 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR , J. (sra) WP No.24736 of 2025 29.07.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis