V.B.R.Menon v. The Special Officer,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 06.01.2026 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No.3 V.B.R.Menon Flat No.4B, Brook Dale Apartments No.12, P.T.Rajan Salai, K.K.Nagar Chennai - 600 078 Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The Special Officer Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building Chennai - 600 003.
2. The Commissioner Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building Chennai - 600 003.
3. The Revenue Officer Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building Chennai - 600 003.
4. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Fort St. George, Secretariat Chennai - 600 009.
5. The Secretary Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Union of India Respondent(s) [R5 Suo-motu impleaded vide order dated 18.02.2020] W.P.No.35155 of 2019 V.B.R.Menon Advocate Flat No.4B, Brook Dale Apartments No.12, P.T.Rajan Salai, K.K.Nagar Chennai 78.
Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The Commissioner Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building Chennai - 600 003.
2. The Superintending Engineer Bus Route Roads Department Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building, Chennai 3.
3. The Chief Engineer Solid Waste Management Department Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building, Chennai 3.
4. The Joint Commissioner (Traffic) Joint Commissioner Office No.132, Commissioner Office Building EVK Sampath Road, Vepery Chennai 7.
5. The Secretary to Government Local Administration Department Government of Tamil Nadu Fort St.George, Chennai-600009.
6. The Secretary to Government Forest Department Government of Tamil Nadu Fort St.George, Chennai-600009.
7. The Secretary to Government Government Of Tamil Nadu Fort St.George, Chennai-600009.
8. The District Collector Chengalpet District.
9. The District Collector Chennai District.
10.The Superintendent of Police Chengalpet.
11.The Commissioner of Police EVK Sampath Salai, Vepery Chennai-600007.
12.The Government of India Rep. by its Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
13.The Government of Tamil Nadu Represented by its Secretary PWD Department, St.George Fort Chennai.
14.The Secretary Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Union of India, New Delhi.
Respondent(s) [R5 to R12 suo-motu impleaded vide order dated 13.01.2020] [R13 Suo-motu impleaded vide order dated 05.02.2020] [R14 Suo-motu impleaded vide order dated 08.02.2020] Prayer : Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking in (i) W.P.No.3265 of 2020 - a writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents to formulate and notify transparent and uniform rules, procedures and applicable rates for determining property taxes by the Assessment Authorities in respect of all categories of buildings throughout the Greater Chennai Corporation areas; and (ii) W.P.No.35155 of 2019 - a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to prevent traffic blocks during peak hours on interior / arterial city roads within the Greater Chennai Corporation areas by prohibiting plying of large size trucks for garbage collection during 8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 8 pm.
For Petitioner :
Mr.V.B.R.Menon Party-in-Person Through Video Conferencing
For Respondents :
W.P.No.3265 of 2020 Mr.M.Habeeb Rahman Government Advocate for R1 & R4 Mrs.Aswini Devi K Standing Counsel for R2 & R3 W.P.No.35155 of 2019 Mrs.Aswini Devi K Standing Counsel for R1 to R3 Mr.M.Habeeb Rahman Government Advocate for R4 to R14
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) In view of the submission that by lapse of time, petitions themselves are rendered infructuous, petitions are disposed of having rendered infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. (MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 06.01.2026 Index :
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To
1. The Special Officer Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building Chennai - 600 003.
2. The Commissioner Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building Chennai - 600 003.
3. The Revenue Officer Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building Chennai - 600 003.
4. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Fort St. George, Secretariat Chennai - 600 009.
5. The Secretary Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Union of India
6. The Superintending Engineer Bus Route Roads Department Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building, Chennai 3.
7. The Chief Engineer Solid Waste Management Department Greater Chennai Corporation Rippon Building, Chennai 3.
8. The Joint Commissioner (Traffic) Joint Commissioner Office No.132, Commissioner Office Building EVK Sampath Road, Vepery Chennai 7.
9. The Secretary to Government Local Administration Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600009.
10.The Secretary to Government Forest Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600009.
11.The Secretary to Government Fort St.George, Chennai-600009.
12.The District Collector Chengalpet District.
13.The District Collector Chennai District.
14.The Superintendent of Police Chengalpet.
15.The Commissioner of Police EVK Sampath Salai, Vepery Chennai-600007.
16.The Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 17.The Secretary PWD Department, St.George Fort Chennai.
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J.
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