The Tamil Nadu Food Grains v. The Commissioner, Co Operative

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.12.2018

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.No.6817 of 2004 and W.P.M.P.No.8034 of 2004 The Tamil Nadu Food Grains Merchants Association Limited., rep.by is Honourary Secretary, V.Dhanasekaran, S/o.Vembu Nadar, No.342, East Masi Street, Madurai - 625 001.

..Petitioner vs 1.The Commissioner, Co-operative Food and Consumer Protection Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2.Secretary to the Government, Department of Revenue, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

3.Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution, Union of India, New Delhi.

.. Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the proceedings in Rc.No.A1/51088/03 dated 27.2.2004 on the file of the Commissioner, Co-operative Food and Consumer Protection Department, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005 (the first respondent herein) and to quash the same and forbear the respondents 1 and 2 herein from enforcing the TAMIL NADU ESSENTIAL TRADE ARTICLES(REGULATION OF TRADE) ORDER 1984 made by the Government of Tamil Nadu and in respect of PULSES, EDIBLE OIL SEEDS AND EDIBLE OILS(STORAGE CONTROL) ORDER 1977, in so far as the commodities specified in Clause 3 of the REMOVAL OF (LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, STOCK LIMITS AND MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS) ON SPECIFIED FOOD STUFFS ORDER 2002, as modified by G.S.R.490(E) DATED 16.6.2003, made by the Central Government, and to grant https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

such further or other orders that this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Venkateswara Rao for M/s.D.Sathya sri For Respondents : M/s.T.Girija, Government Advocate for R1 & R2 Mr.J.Madana gopala Rao, SCGSC for R3

O R D E R

The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the prayer in the writ petition has already became infructuous and he had also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. Recording the same, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kak To 1.The Commissioner, Co-operative Food and Consumer Protection Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2.Secretary to the Government, Department of Revenue, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

3.Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution, Union of India, New Delhi.

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