M/S.Amudha Nilayam v. The Commissioner

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21-03-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD and W.M.P.Nos.7304 & 7305 of 2020 M/s.Amudha Nilayam Rep. by its Proprietor, Mrs.S.Kalyani, Office at Old No.7, New No.17, Sripuram, 2 nd Street, Royapettah, Chennai-14.

Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Commissioner Corporation of Chennai, Rippon Buildings, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai.

2.The Zonal Officer, Zone 10, Corporation of Chennai, Kodambakkam, Chennai-24.

3.P.B.Vaijayanthi Mala No.64, NSK Salai, Kodambakkam, Chennai-24.

Respondent(s) 1/4

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a direction in the nature of Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records on the file of 2 nd respondent pertaining to impugned Notice dated 31.01.2020 issued U/s.379(a) of C.C.M.C Act 4 of 1919 and affixed on the petitioners premises on 04.02.2020 at Shop bearing No.24F, First Floor, Corporation Commercial Complex, No.64, NSK Salai, Kodambakkam, Chennai-24, locking and sealing of the same as illegal and arbitrary and quash the same and pass such further orders.

For Petitioner(s):

No appearance For Respondent(s):

Mr.S.Gopinathan, Standing Counsel for R1 & R2

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records on the file of 2 nd respondent pertaining to impugned Notice dated 31.01.2020 issued U/s.379(a) of C.C.M.C Act 4 of 1919 and affixed on the petitioners premises on 04.02.2020 at Shop bearing No.24F, First Floor, Corporation Commercial Complex, No.64, NSK Salai, Kodambakkam, Chennai-24, locking and sealing of the same as illegal and quash the same.

2. Today, 21.03.2025, when the matter was taken up for hearing, there was no representation for the petitioner.

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3. Learned standing counsel appearing for respondents 1 and 2 would submit that the petitioner was having his godown in the subject matter property, and the property was demolished by the respondents in the year 2021. The petitioner also vacated the said premises in the same year. Hence nothing survives in this writ petition for further adjudication. In view of the aforesaid submission, the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD J.

cda To

1. The Commissioner Corporation of Chennai, Rippon Buildings, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai.

2.The Zonal Officer, Zone 10, Corporation of Chennai, Kodambakkam, Chennai-24.

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