Madras High CourtWP/3809/2024withdrawn dismissed

Rvg Metal Industrie v. The Executive Officer

2024-02-19Honourable Mr Justice P.D.Audikesavalu5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.02.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU RVG Metal Industries, Represented by its Manager, V.Gowtham, 6, Sakthi Colony, Bharathi Nagar, Ganapathy, Coimbatore - 641 006.

... Petitioner -vs1. The Executive Officer, Vedapatti Town Panchayat, Vedapatti, Coimbatore - 641 007.

2. The Executive Officer, Alandurai Town Panchayat, Alandurai,

3. The Executive Officer, Pooluvappatti Town Panchayat, Pooluvappatti,

4. The Executive Officer, Perur Town Panchayat, Perur, Coimbatore - 641 010.

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5. The Executive Officer, Dhaliyur Town Panchayat, Dhaliyur, Coimbatore - 641 109.

6. The Executive Officer, Thenkarai Town Panchayat, Thenkarai,

7. The Executive Officer, Thondamuthur Town Panchayat, Thondamuthur, Coimbatore - 641 109.

... Respondents Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders on the representation of the Petitioner dated 20.12.2023 wherein a request has been made for the payment of bills raised by the Petitioner for various work orders for installing and changing from conventional to Solar and LED lamps with masts all amounting to a tune of Rs. 1,57,30,426/- (Rupees One Crore Fifty Seven Lakh Thirty Thousand Four Hundred and Twenty Six only) within a reasonable time frame as fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr. J.Sriram For Respondents :

Mr. V.Ravi, Standing Counsel (for R1 to R3) Mr. P.Ganesan, Standing Counsel (for R4 & R5) Mr. S.Prabhakaran, Standing Counsel (for R6 & R7) 2/5

O R D E R

Heard Mr. J.Sriram, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. V.Ravi, Learned Standing Counsel, who takes notice for the First to Third Respondents, Mr. P.Ganesan, Learned Standing Counsel, who takes notice for the Fourth and Fifth Respondents, and Mr. S.Prabhakaran, Learned Standing Counsel, who takes notice for the Sixth and Seventh Respondents, and perused the materials placed on record, apart from the pleadings of the parties. 2.

When it was pointed out that reliefs sought against each of the Respondents arise out of distinct causes of action, which cannot be clubbed together in a single Writ Petition, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the Writ Petition with liberty to file fresh Writ Petitions against each of the Respondents for the respective claims and he has made an endorsement to that effect in the court record. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting such liberty. No costs.

19.02.2024 Index: Yes/No NCC: Yes/No Note: Issue order copy by 11.03.2024.

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1. The Executive Officer, Vedapatti Town Panchayat, Vedapatti, Coimbatore - 641 007.