M/S.Kalaivani Theatre, v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.11.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR WP.No.10703 of 2016 & WMP.No.1338 of 2018 M/s.Kalaivani Theatre Rep. by its Partner, Madurai, Madurai District.

... Petitioner Vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home [Cinema] Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2. The Appellate Authority, Additional Chief Secretary & Commissioner of Land Adiministration, Chepauk, Chennai - 5.

3. The District Collector, [Licensing Authority], Collector's Office, Madurai.

... Respondents Prayer:- Writ Petition filed, under the Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorafied Mandamus to call for the records relating to G.O.[D] No.101 dated 03.02.2016 on the file of the first respondent herein 1/4

whereby the Orders of the second respondent dated 21.01.2005 made in RC.No.L1/27070/2014 reducing the suspension of "C" from license of the petitioner's theatre from 30 days to 20 days while confirming the Orders of the third respondent dated 20.8.2014 and made in D.Dis.40725/2013/C1 and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Chidambaram For Respondents : Mr.P.Sathish, Additional Government Pleader - R1 Mr.D.Gopal, Government Advocate - R2 & R3

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed to to call for the records relating to G.O.[D] No.101 dated 03.02.2016 on the file of the first respondent herein whereby the Orders of the second respondent dated 21.01.2005 made in RC.No.L1/27070/2014 reducing the suspension of "C" from license of the petitioner's theatre from 30 days to 20 days while confirming the Orders of the third respondent dated 20.8.2014 and made in D.Dis.40725/2013/C1 and quash the same.

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2. When the matter is taken up today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the prayer in the Writ Petition has become infructuous and nothing survives for adjudication in this Writ Petition.

3. Recording the submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. 11.11.2022 vrc To,

1. The Principal Secretary, Home [Cinema] Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2. The Appellate Authority, Additional Chief Secretary & Commissioner of Land Adiministration, Chepauk, Chennai - 5.

3. The District Collector, [Licensing Authority], Collector's Office, Madurai.

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N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

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