W.M.P.No.5594 of 2026 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 13.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SHAMIM AHMED W.M.P.No.5594 of 2026 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 1. N.Thirumurugan 2. P.Annadurai 3. M.Pugazhendi 4. G.Tamilselvan 5. S.Sudhakar 6. R.Saravanan 7. R.Senthilnathan 8. R.Suresh Kumar 9. K.Umapathy 10. R.Murali 11. P.S.Srinivasan 12. T.K.Ganesan 13. J.Jayakanth 14. B.Sivasankar 15. P.Banukumar 16. Dr.P.Basu 17. R.A.Prabhakar 18. G.Chockalingam 19. M.Palani 20. K.karthikeyan 21. M.Muthu Krishnan 22. T.Padmanaban 23. S.Kumaraswami 24. B.Vijay Aravindh 25. C.Thirunavukkarasu 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.M.P.No.5594 of 2026 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 26. G.Karuppasamy 27. K.Nirmala 28. T.Iniyan 29. M.P.Thanigaivelan 30. R.Purushothaman 31. S.Murugesan 32. M.Victor Gnana Raj 33. Dr.A.Vijayabaskar 34. S.R.balasubramaniam 35. K.Pandian 36. K.Devendran 37. L.Sasikala 38. Hartin Rozario 39. G.Logeswaran ... Petitioners (P1 has already withdrawn the case as per order dated 22.01.2026 in W.M.P.No.50412 of 2025 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 by RSKJ & SSAJ) -Vs- 1.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. 3. V.Murugesan 4. K.Vijayakumar 5. B.V.Babu 6. S.Arasu 7. B.Shankaraelu 8. T.Vijavakumar 9. S.Baskaran 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.M.P.No.5594 of 2026 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 10. S.A.Mohamed Shafiullah 11. K.Rajendiran 12. J.Arokiaanbarasi 13. P.Nalini 14. C.Venkatesan 15. I.Nakkeeran 16. D.Rajasekar 17. M.karuppiah Raja 18. K.Parthiban 19. S.Karuppaiya 20. K.Vaithivalingam 21. A.Alavudeen 22. G.Balachandran 23. R.Ramasamy 24. G.Murugesan 25. G.Elangovan 26. A.Shanmugam 27. G.Elangovan 28. S.Packialakshmi ... Respondents (R3 to R10 are impleaded as per order dated 07.02.2025 in W.M.P.No.4864 of 2025 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 by SMSJ & KRSJ) (R11 to R15 are impleaded as per order dated 07.02.2025 in W.M.P.No.5085 of 2025 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 by SMSJ & KRSJ) (R6 impleaded as per order dated 07.02.2025 in W.M.P.No.5154 of 2025 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 by SMSJ & KRSJ) (R17 to R28 are impleaded as per order dated 04.03.2025 in W.M.P.No.6107 of 2025 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 by SMSJ & KRSJ) PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to permit the petitioners / petitioners 2 to 7, 9 to 39 to withdraw the above writ 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.M.P.No.5594 of 2026 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 petition by not pressing the same with regard to the petitioners / petitioners 2 to 7, 9 to 39 alone and without in any manner affecting the continuation of the writ petition by the remaining 8th petitioner concerned. For Petitioners : Mr.A.S.Raghul Adhitya iiiiiI For Respondents : Mr.M.Suresh Kumar Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.R.Neethiperumal Government Advocate for R1 & R2 Mr.J.Janat Sharke for M/s.Isaac Chambers for R3 to R10 O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.) The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that out of 39 writ petitioners, already the first writ petitioner, namely, Thirumurugan has withdrawn the writ petition, therefore, by order dated 22.01.2026, the writ petition filed by the first writ petitioner was dismissed as withdrawn. Today, the learned counsel submits that, with regard to remaining 38 writ petitioners, except 8th writ petitioner, all other writ petitioners want to withdraw the writ petition. Therefore, recording the said statement, this miscellaneous petition is ordered and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn in respect of all other remaining petitioners except 8th petitioner. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.M.P.No.5594 of 2026 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 2. Post the main writ petition next week. 3. Registry is directed to put up the original interim order copy dated 25.07.2025 made in W.P.No.974 of 2025. (R.S.K., J.) ( S.S.A., J.) 13.02.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No vji 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 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.M.P.No.5594 of 2026 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 R.SURESH KUMAR, J. and SHAMIM AHMED, J. vji W.M.P.No.5594 of 2026 in W.P.No.974 of 2025 13.02.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis