W.P.No.19287 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23.07.2026 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No.19287 of 2026 & W.M.P.Nos.20543 & 20544 of 2026 KR.Periakaruppan S/o.AL.Karuthan Door No.252, Aralikottai Village Singampunari Taluk Sivagangai District-630 566. .. Petitioner Vs. 1. The Chief Election officer Election Commission of India Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road New Delhi-110 001. 2. The Chief Electoral Officer and The Principal Secretary to Government Public (Elections) Department Secretariat Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 3. The District Election Officer-cum-The Collector Collectorate Sivagangai District. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19287 of 2026 4. The Returning Officer No.185, Tirupattur Assembly Constituency Sivagangai District-630 502. 5. The Returning Officer No.50, Tirupattur Assembly Constituency Tiruppattur District. 6. R.Seenivasa Sethupathi S/o.Ramanathan No.2404, Subramaniyapuram 8th Street, North Extension, Karaikudi Town and Taluk Sivagangai District-630 002. .. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the Official Respondents herein to forthwith secure the postal votes belonging to No.185 Tiruppattur Assembly Constituency which was wrongly sent to No.50, Tiruppattur Assembly Constituency and account the same to No.185, Tiruppattur Assembly Constituency, for the elections conducted for the 17th Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly held on 23.4.2026. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Mohammed Hydher Ali For Respondents : Mr.Tarun Rao Kallakuru for R1 to R5 No appearance for R6 __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19287 of 2026 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) This writ petition has been listed pursuant to the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court issued in SLP No.17415 of 2026 on 21.07.2026. 2. In fact, the writ petition has been ordered to be withdrawn by the Hon'ble Supreme Court itself. On receipt of this order, we formally record that this writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the interim applications are also dismissed. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI,CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 23.07.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No kpl __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19287 of 2026 To 1. The Chief Election officer Election Commission of India Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road New Delhi-110 001. 2. The Chief Electoral Officer and The Principal Secretary to Government Public (Elections) Department Secretariat Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 3. The District Election Officer-cum-The Collector Collectorate Sivagangai District. 4. The Returning Officer No.185, Tirupattur Assembly Constituency Sivagangai District-630 502. 5. The Returning Officer No.50, Tirupattur Assembly Constituency Tiruppattur District. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19287 of 2026 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J. (kpl) W.P.No.19287 of 2026 23.07.2026 __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis