M/S Society Standing For All Youth Mass Awareness v. Union Of India & ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Date of Decision: 13.07.2016 + W.P.(C) 5825/2016 M/S SOCIETY STANDING FOR ALL YOUTH MASS AWARENESS .....Petitioner Through : Mr.

Sushant Mahapatra with Ms. Akanksha Jha, Advs.

Versus

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

....Respondents Through : Mr. Jasvinder Singh, Adv. for UOI. Mr. R.V. Sinha with Mr. R.N.

Singh, Advs. for CVC; Mr. Neeraj Malhotra with Mr. Rupal Luthra and Ms. Sakshi Sachdev, Advs. for R-3 & 5.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL MS. G. ROHINI, CHIEF JUSTICE (ORAL) CM No. 23890/2016 (exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

W.P.(C) 5825/2016 & CM No. 23889/2016 (stay) 1.

The present writ petition has been filed as a Public Interest Litigation seeking to set aside the appointment of the respondent No.4 as a Whole Time Member of SEBI alleging that the said appointment was made without mandatory vigilance clearance. The peitioner also sought a direction for constitution of a Special Investigation Team for investigation of the role of each of the respondents for appointment of the respondent No.4.

W.P.(C) 5825/2016

2.

However, when the matter is taken up for consideration, it is brought to our notice by Mr. Neeraj Malhotra, the learned counsel who appeared on advance notice for the respondent No.3 and 5 that the respondent No.4, whose appointment is under challenge in the present writ petition has already retired on 23.06.2016. 3.

Hence, nothing survives for adjudication and accordingly, the writ is dismissed as infructuous.

CHIEF JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J JULY 13, 2016/pmc W.P.(C) 5825/2016