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V.Shobana, W/O.M.Vijikumar v. The Secretary To Govt., Of

2021-07-12Honourable Mr Justice R. Mahadevan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.07.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.No.14355 of 2012 and MP.No.1 of 2012 V.Shobana ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to Government of India Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shastri Bhavan New Delhi 110 001.

2.Territory Manager (Retail) Karur Athur & Kadaparai Village, Eroad Road Athur Post, Karur, 639 002.

3.The General Manager 1 Ranaganathan Gardens 11th Main Road, Anna Nagar Chennai 600 040.

4.The District Revenue Officer Dharmapuri District Dharmapuri.

5.K.Senguttuvel ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents from commissioning or / and opening up of new retail outlet at Thimmampatty in Dharumapuri District as the selection is invalid and the same is against the law and procedure and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to select the petitioner as a dealer for the location at Thimmampatty in Dharmapuri District.

For Petitioner :

Dr.R.Sampathkumar For R1 : Mr.S.Namo Narayanan, CGSPC For R2 & R3 :

Mr.O.R.Karthikeyan For R4 :

Mr.G.Krishnaraja, GA For R5 :

Mr.R.Thamaraiselvan

O R D E R

The petitioner has come up with this writ petition seeking a mandamus forbearing the respondents from commissioning or / and opening a new retail outlet at Thimmampatty in Dharmapuri District and for consequential direction.

2.Today, when this matter was taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submitted that the relief sought for herein has become infructuous and hence, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition.

3.In view of the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar av To 1.The Secretary to Government of India Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi 110 001.

2.Territory Manager (Retail) Karur Athur & Kadaparai Village, Eroad Road Athur Post, Karur, 639 002.

3.The General Manager 1 Ranaganathan Gardens 11th Main Road, Anna Nagar Chennai 600 040.

4.The District Revenue Officer Dharmapuri District Dharmapuri.

W.P.No.14355 of 2012 SKY (CO) PR (09/08/2021)