WP(MD)No.20135 of 2024 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.01.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI WP(MD)No.20135 of 2024 and WMP(MD)No.17089 of 2024 S.Radhakrishnan ...Petitioner Vs 1.The Director of Town Panchayats, Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai – 28. 2.The Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, Nagercoil Zone, Kanyakumari District. 3.The Commissioner for Disciplinary Proceedings, Nagercoil (FAC), The Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings, Nagercoi, Kanyakumari District. ...Respondents 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP(MD)No.20135 of 2024 PRAYER: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records relating to the impugned charge memo dated 18.03.2024 made in ROC.No.B1/280/2023 (TDP No.2/2023) issued by the 3rd respondent herein and to quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Muthusaravanan For Respondents : Mr.C.Venkatesh Kumar, Special Government Pleader ORDER The petitioner who was working as a Bill Collector in the respondent town panchayat has filed this writ petition challenging the charge memo. 2.When this writ petition is taken up for hearing, it is reported that pending this writ petition, the petitioner died due to cancer. 3.Perusal of the charge memo reveals that the delinquency is said to have been committed in between the years 2012 and 2014, the charge memo was issued in the year 2024, after a period of 10 years. The 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP(MD)No.20135 of 2024 enquiry did not commence and the petitioner died. Therefore, the charges against the petitioner get abated. Therefore, this writ petition is closed. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 02.01.2026 Index : Yes / No DSK To 1.The Director of Town Panchayats, Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai – 28. 2.The Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, Nagercoil Zone, Kanyakumari District. 3.The Commissioner for Disciplinary Proceedings, Nagercoil (FAC), The Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings, Nagercoi, Kanyakumari District. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP(MD)No.20135 of 2024 B.PUGALENDHI.J., DSK WP(MD)No.20135 of 2024 02.01.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis