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R.Mani v. The State Of Tamilnadu

2018-11-15Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 15.11.2018

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.N. PRAKASH W.P. Nos.25705 and 25738 of 2012 R. Mani Senior Correspondent India Today Tamil Weekly V Floor, Main Building, Guna Complex No.443, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 018 M.J. Akbar Editorial Director No.14/15, Connaught Place New Delhi 110 001 S.S. Senthilnathan Copy Editor India Today Tamil Weekly V Floor, Main Building, Guna Complex No.443, Anna Salai Chennai 600 018 Banumathi Copy Editor India Today Tamil Weekly V Floor, Main Building, Guna Complex No.443, Anna Salai Chennai 600 018 S. Senthil Kumar Associate Copy Editor India Today Tamil Weekly V Floor, Main Building, Guna Complex No.443, Anna Salai Chennai 600 018 Manoj Sharma Group Business Head India Today Tamil Weekly V Floor, Main Building, Guna Complex No.443, Anna Salai Chennai 600 018

Anil Fernandes Associate Publisher India Today Tamil Weekly V Floor, Main Building, Guna Complex No.443, Anna Salai Chennai 600 018 ... Petitioners in WP No.25705/2012 Rajeev Punnoli Irupattil Managing Editor India Today Tamil Weekly V Floor, Main Building, Guna Complex No.443, Anna Salai Chennai 600 018 A. Anand Natarajan Executive Editor V Floor, Main Building, Guna Complex No.443, Anna Salai Chennai 600 018 ... Petitioners in WP No.25738/2012 vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu represented by Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order - H) Department Fort St. George Chennai 600 009 The State of Tamil Nadu represented by Secretary to Government Home Department Fort St. George Chennai 600 009 The City Public Prosecutor City Civil Court Buildings Chennai 600 104 ... Respondents in both Wps Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the first respondent in G.O. Ms.No.669, Public (Law and Order - H) Department dated 02.08.2012 and quash the same.

For petitioners in both petitions Mr. Sundar Narayan For respondents in Mr. A. Natarajan, Public Prosecutor both petitions assisted by Mrs. Kritika Kamal P.

Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) COMMON ORDER In view of the separate detailed order passed by this Court today in W.P.Nos.25706 and 25739 of 2012 which are also filed by the petitioners herein, and, in and by which, the proceedings against the petitioners in C.C. No.11 of 2012 on the file of the Principal Sessions Court, Chennai, is quashed, nothing survives for adjudication in these writ petitions, which are filed challenging the Government Order, wherein, sanction was accorded to the City Public Prosecutor, Chennai City, for making a complaint under Section 199(2) Cr.P.C. against the petitioners, for having allegedly made, edited, printed and published a defamatory article against the then Hon'ble Chief Minister. In such view of the matter, these writ petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous. Costs made easy.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar cad To The Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order - H) Department Government of Tamil Nadu Fort St. George Chennai 600 009 The Secretary to Government Home Department Government of Tamil Nadu Fort St.

The City Public Prosecutor City Civil Court Buildings Chennai 600 104 W.P. Nos.25705 and 25738 of 2012 ap[co] srg 13/12/2018