M/S Lakshmi Machine Works v. Union Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.09.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR WP.No.5548 of 2013 & M.P.No.1 of 2013 Kuttaladampatti Watershed Association, Rep. by its President K.R.Palanisamy (Registration No.201/2010) Kuttaladampatty, Vennanthur Union, Rasipuram Taluk Namakkal District.

... Petitioner Vs

1. The National Wasteland Development Board Rep.by its Secretary, No. 107, NGO Building, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi-110 011

2. The Commissioner/Director Rural Development Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

3. The Project Director District Rural Development Agency, Namakkal, Namakkal District.

4. Project Implementation Agency/Joint Director, Agricultural Department, District Watershed Development Programme No.563, Salem Road Namakkal, Namakkal District. ... Respondents Prayer:- This Writ Petition is filed, under the Article 226 of Constitution of 1/4

India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the third respondent to implement through petitioner's Association the Project work of Integrated Wastelands Development Programme-I (IWDP) to the Kuttaladampatty village, Vennanthur Union, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District. For Petitioner :

Mr.P.Rathnavel For Respondents :

Mr.P.Gurunathan, AGP

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the third respondent to implement through petitioner's Association the Project work of Integrated Wastelands Development Programme-I (IWDP) to the Kuttaladampatty village, Vennanthur Union, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District.

2. When the matter is taken up toady, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that the claim of the petitioner has already been implemented and he also produced a letter dated 29.09.2022 of the Agricultural Joint Director indicating that the scheme has already been implemented in all the villages. Hence, nothing survives in this writ petition.

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3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs.

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1. The National Wasteland Development Board Rep.by its Secretary, No. 107, NGO Building, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi-110 011

2. The Commissioner/Director Rural Development Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

3. The Project Director District Rural Development Agency, Namakkal, Namakkal District.

4. Project Implementation Agency/Joint Director, Agricultural Department, District Watershed Development Programme No.563, Salem Road Namakkal, Namakkal District. 3/4

N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

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