Common Cause Delhi Public School Parents Association, Nallambakkam, Chennai v. Union Of India And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 7665/2018, CM APPL.29391/2018 & CM APPL.29392/2018 COMMON CAUSE DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION, NALLAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. V. Elanchezhiyan, Mr. Manzar Anis and Mr.

Rashid Azam, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

..... Respondents Through:

Ms. Suparna Srivastava, Ms. Sanjana Dua and Mr.

Sameer Sinha, Advocates for R-1 Mr. Amit Bansal and Ms. Seema Dolo, Advocates for R-4 Mr. Puneet Mittal, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Vasudha Bajaj, Advocate for R-5

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SIDDHARTH MRIDUL

O R D E R

% 26.07.2018 Mr. Puneet Mittal, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.5/The Delhi Public School Society, on instructions states that this Court does not have the territorial jurisdiction over the subject matter of the present petition, inasmuch as, the running of the subject school, which is the bone of contention between the parties, is at Chennai. Mr. Mittal, learned Senior Counsel further states that the petitioner should be relegated to the Court having territorial jurisdiction over the subject matter of the present petition, i.e. High Court of Judicature at Madras.

W.P.(C) 7665/2018

In view of the foregoing, Mr. V. Elanchezhiyan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw this petition with liberty to institute an appropriate proceeding, in accordance with law, before the Court having territorial jurisdiction i.e. High Court of Judicature at Madras.

Leave and liberty granted.

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn and disposed of accordingly. The pending applications also stand disposed of. SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, J JULY 26, 2018 dn W.P.(C) 7665/2018