Madras High CourtWP/3654/2015closed

P.M.Gnanavel v. Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable Tv

2021-08-12Honourable Mr Justice R. Mahadevan20 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.08.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Writ Petition No. 3654 of 2015 Writ Petition Nos. 23858, 23917, 27119, 31228, 33449 and 33450 of 2017 Writ Petition Nos. 2928, 3398, 3399 and 8919 of 2018 WP No. 3654 of 2015 P.M. Gnanavel .. Petitioner Vs Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited represented by its Managing Director Dugar Towers No. 34 (123), 6th Street Marshalls Road, Egmore Chennai - 600 008 The Special Tahsildar Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited Taluk Office Thiruvannamalai Town and District The Head Post Officer Arni Head Post Office, Arni Thiruvannamalai District - 632 301 K. Jagadeesan .. Respondents WP No. 23858 of 2017 R.C.Ravi, S/o Chellappa Naickar .. Petitioner Vs 1 The Secretary Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting A Wing Shastri Bhavan Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi-110001

2 M/s Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited Rep.by General Manager Dugar Towers 6th Floor Old.No.34 New No.123 Marshalls Road Egmore Chennai- 600 008 3 The Deputy Manager Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Sathuvachari Vellore-632 009 .. Respondents WP No. 23917 of 2017 1 R. Govarthanan S/o. E. Ramachandran Sri Ramana Cable (LCO No 18005) 29C Sangupani Vinayaga koil st Big Kanchipuram Kanchipuram Dist 631 502 2 M.Syed Nazeer S/o. Syed Makpool SMJ Cable System(LCO No. 33320) 14A Kullappan St Kanchipuram Kanchipuram Dist 631 502 3 J. Vijayakumari W/o. P. Jawahar Space Sat System (LCO No.22224) 18, Sannathi St. Sriperumbudur Kanchipuram Sriperumbudur 602 105 4 M.s. Karnan S/o. Seetharaman Jawahar Sat System (LCO No 23273) Bajanaikoil st Beemanthangal Pennalur Post Kanchipuram Sripermbudur 602 117 5 G. Mareeswaran S/o. Ganeshapandian Yours sat system (LCO NO.20960) No.1 IInd Floor IInd Cross st Kambar st Gadhi Nagar Sriperumbudur 602 105 6 V.Varatharajan S/o. N. Vishwanathan M/s. Aiyanar Satelite System (LCO No.19686) 44/D Thirumangal Alwar St Sriperumbudur 602 105

7 G. Radhakrishnan S/o. Gaesha Naicker Prasanna Vinayaga Cable Network (LCO No.20089) 43/26 Pattunool Chatram 602 117 Sriperumbudur 602105 Kanchipuram .. Petitioners Vs 1 The Secretary Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting A Wing Shastri Bhavan Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi 110 001 2 M/s. Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd, Rep. by General Manager Dugar Towers 6th Floor Old No.34 New No.123 Marshalls Road Egmore Chennai 600 008 .. Respondents WP No.27119 of 2017 1 V.S.Nataraj S/o.P.C.Shanmugam Vision India Cable Systems (LCO No.25531) 18 Gandhi Nagar V.Vellode 638 112 Erode District 2 S.Subramaniam S/o.Sasmiyappan M/s.Sangeetha Towers and Systems (LCO. No.25541) 4B Amman Complex Cheran Street Chenimalai-638051 Erode District 3 A.Sasikumar S/o.S.Arunachalam Kavi Cable (LCO NO.13129) 22/2 Thingalur Road Pethampalayam Kanjikovil 4 B.Mekala W/o.B.Balamurugan Sri Udhaya Cables LCO No.27579) 950 1010 Colony M.Pidaryur Post Chennaiamalai Via Erode- 638 051

5 M.S.Paranjothi S/o.Subramaniya Muthaliar Ramani Cable Vision (LCO NO.160G/1) Palanisamy Gounder Street Kavindapadi- 638 455 6 P.Sakthivel S/o.Palanisamy Sakthi Cable Vision (LCO NO.9/1) Dam Road Second Street Salangapalayam Kavindapadi- 638 455 7 N.V.Krishnamoorthy S/o.N.R.Veerappa Gounder Veera Cable (LCO No.36005) 160 Nalligoundanur Ayyampalayam Kavindapadi- 638 455 8 R.Kumar S/o.Rajamanickapillai CIBI Cables (LCO No.31962) 76 K.K.Valaslu Kanjikovil 9 S.Velusamy S/o.K.Subramani Oneness Cables (LCO No.25492) 1 East Raja Street Chennimalai Erode- 638 051 10 M.Ponnusamy S/o.Moorthysamy Naveen Cables (LCO No.25556) 1/72 Ayyam Palayam Vasakku Ramalingapuram Post Chennimalai- 638 051 11 R.Devaraj S/o.P.S.Ramasamy M/s.Sri Venkateswara Cables (LCO No.27734) 88C Arachalur Road Ammapalayam Chennimalai Erode District- 638 051 12 K.Jagadeesan S/o.M.Kathirvel Mathi Cable (LCO No.25496) 55 Thirugnanasmabandar Street Chennimalai- 638 051 Erode District

13 M.Sadiq Batcha S/o.Mahaboobkhan Indhu Cable and Dish Unit (LCO No.26623) 11/124 Ingur Road Chennimalai- 638 051 14 V.Mahalingam S/o.M.Venkadasalam Sri Moogambigai Cable Vision (LCO No.25520) 1/345 PRS Road Muthaiyan Kovil Mukasi Pidariyur Chennimalai- 638 051 15 V.Nagarajan S/o.Vellaiyakkiri Sri Moogambigai Cable Vision (LCO NO.41422) 345/9 P.R.S. Road Muthaiyan Kovil Attavanai Pidari Chennimalai Erode- 638 051 16 N.Balamurugan S/o.N.Nagarajan Sri Amman Cable Vision (LCO No.12373) 8/22 Veppli Vadakku Ramalingapuram Chennimalai- 638 051 17 K.Subramaniam S/o.Kuppusamy Vela Cable (LCO No.25499) 4/30 Uttukuli Road Melapalayam Chennimalai- 638 051 18 V.C.Sivasubramaniyam S/o.V.S.Chinnagounder M/s.Siva Cable Network (LCO No.25505) 34 Kongu Nagar Ingur Road Chennimalai- 638 051 Erode District 19 A.Vijayakumar S/o.C.Arumugam Sri Vinayaga Cables (LCO No.25495) 10/102 Pasuvapattipirivu Sanarpalayam Post Chennimalai Erode- 638 051 .. Petitioners Vs

1 The Secretary Govt. of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 'A' Wing Shastri Bhavan Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi 110 001 2 M/s.Tamilnadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd. rep. by General Manager "Dugar Towers" 6th Floor Old No.34 New No.123 Marashalls Road Egmore Chennai 600 008 .. Respondents WP No.31228 of 2017 1 Ramakrishnan S/o.Ranganathan Ramakrishnan Cable (LCO.No.46158) No.111 Annappa Mudaliyar Colony Annur- 641 653 2 K.Rajaseakar S/o.Gulandhai Chettiar Sekar Cable Network (LCO. No.12008) No.5 Ramasamy Gounder Street Karamadai Coimbatore- 641 104 3 M.Purushothaman S/o.L.Mani Sri Balaji Sat Vision (LCO No.10153) No.2/48B main Road Athipalayam Coimbatore- 641 110 4 N.Kanagarajan S/o.Nataraj Sky Sat Vision (LCO. No.10062) 35G Kavudampalayam Naickenpalayam Coimbatore- 641 020 5 D.Karthik Kumar S/o.Devarajan Karthikkumar Cable (LCO. No.49126) Pricol 2 (Opp) Periyanaickenpalayam Coimbatore- 641 020

6 D.Jothi Kumari W/o.Devarajan Jothikumari Cables (LCO. No.46155) No.3/137A Allikarampalayam Ottarpalayam Annur- 641 653 7 R.Ravi Venkatesh S/o.Ranganathan Ravi Venkatesh Cables (LCO No.46160) No.107 B Thennampalayam Road Annur- 641 653 8 R.Vishnu Varadhan S/o.Ravi Venkatesh Vishnu Varadhan (LCO No.46159) Annur Town Panchayat Coimbatore- 641 653 9 R.Sudha W/o.Ravi Venkatesh Sudha Cables (LCO. No.49124) Pricol 2 Gate (Opp) Periyanaickenpalayam Coimbatore- 641 020 10 J.Prithvi Raj S/o.Jaganathan Prithviraj Cables (LCO. No.46156) Annur Town Panchayat Coimbatore- 641 653 11 J.Ramesh S/o.Jaganathan Ramesh Cables (LCO. No.46157) No.111/ 2A 8-2 Kamala Nehru Street AM Colony Annur- 641 653 12 R.Veena Ramesh W/o.Ramesh Venn Ramesh Cables (LCO. No.49215) Pricol 2 Gate (Opp) Periyanaickenpalayam Coimbatore- 641 020 13 V.Velumani S/o.K.R.Vengada Chettiar Velumani Cable (LCO. No.12515) No.19/1 Sirumugai Road Karamadai Coimbatore- 641 104

14 P.Marimuthu S/o.Palanisamy P.M.Cable TV (LCO.No.12484) No.48-1 Anna Street Karamadai Coimbatore 641 104 15 V.Rajeswari W/o.Velumani Dharshini Cables (LCO.No.13385) No.19/1 Sirumugai Road Karamadai 641 104 Coimbatore 641 104 16 R.Mohanarangam S/.Rangaraj Star Cable TV Nework (LCO.No.12903) No.1/107 Bellathi Bellathi Post Karamadai Coimbatore 641 104 17 M.Malarvizhi W/o.Mohan Jai Matha Di Cable Network (LCO No.12812) No.12/47 Pillaiyar Kovil Street Krishnapuram Somanur Coimbatore 641 668 18 C.Shanmuga Ganesh S/o.K.Chinnasamy Kokila Cables (LCO.No.29212) 164 D1 Bharathi Nagar Periyanaickenpalayam Coimbatore 641 020 19 N.Shanthi W/o.Natarajan Shanthi Cables (LCO.No.39274) X Venkadachalapathi Nagar G.Koundampalayam Coimbatore 641 020 20 P.Chandramathi D/o.Ponnusamy Chandramathi Cables (LCO.No.39087) 252/1 Palamalai Road Coimbatore 641 020 21 S.Swarnalatha W/o.Saravanan Dharasana Cables (LCO.No.12242) No.76 KNP Road Karamadai Coimbatore 641 104

22 Saravanan S/o.Kaliappan Saravana Cables (LCO.No.12138) No.78 KNP Road Karamadai Coimbatore 641 104 23 R.Mohandass S/o.Rajnaidu Raj Vission (LCO.No.10980) Vinobhaji Arivoli Nagar No.4 Veerapandi Coimbatore 641 019 .. Petitioners Vs 1 The Secretary Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting A Wing Shastri Bhavan Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi 110 001 2 M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd. Rep. by Managing Director Dugar Towers 6th Floor Old No.34 New No.123 Marshalls Road Egmore Chennai 600 008 .. Respondents WP No.33449 of 2017 1 T.R. Vivekanandan S/o. Ramamoorthy Silver Star Vision (LCO.No.26783) H4 TNHB Colony Bagalur Road Opp. to Big Bazaar Hour 635 109 2 S. Sumathi W/o. Selvaraj Amman cable Net work (LCO.No.47583) No.54 K.K.S. Illam Santhaipet Barugur 635 104 3 S. Arokiyaraj S/o. Savurinathan Jesus Network (LCO.No. 29240) 2/26 Chellandi Nagar Krishnagiri 635 001

4 K.N. Nandish S/o. Natarajan Star Cable Network (LCO. No.30389) 3/435 Periyar Nagar Krishnagiri 635 001 5 D. Jinesh Kumar S/o. Dorabali Jani Dally Cable Vision (LCO.No.30944) 29/10 4th Cross Co-op colony Krishnagiri 635 001 6 M. Ragavan S/o. Munisamy Govindar Raghavendra Cable (LCO. No. 32024) Thannakalani Village Pethathapalli Post Krishnagiri 635 001 .. Petitioners Vs 1 The Secretary Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting A Wing Shastri Bhawan Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi 110 001 2 M/s. Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd. Rep by Dugar Towers 6th Floor O.No.34 N.No.123 Marshalls Road Egmore Chennai 600 008 .. Respondents WP No.33450 of 2017 1 S.Ramachandran S/o.N.Subramanian Ram Cable Networks (LCO. No.22362) Kavindapadi Pudur Kavindapadi 638 455 2 V.Varadharajan S/o.P.N.Venkittusamy Saraswathi Cables (LCO No.17593) 9/20 Amman Koil Street Perunthalaiyur Sakthinagar

3 D. Thamarai Selvan S/o. Thatchinamoorthy SM Cables (LCO.No. 18096) 128 Main Road P.Mettupalayam Sakthinagar 4 Valliammal W/o. Marappa Gounder Gold King Cable Network (LCO No.34509) No.2 Kamaraj Street Ayyampalayam Post Kavindapadi 638 455 5 AP. Mahalingam S/o.Pongayan Sangeetha Towers & Systems(LCO No.25526) Ramakrishna Complex Chennimalai Erode 638 051 6 L. Subramani S/o. Lakshmanan M/s.Raghu Super Cable Vision (LCO No.12183) 18/34 Karukkakattu Valasu Vellore Erode Dist 638 112 .. Petitioners Vs 1 The Secretary Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting A Wing Shastri Bhawan Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi 110 001 2 M/s. Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd. Rep by Managing Director Dugar Towers 6th Floor O.No.34 N.No.123 Marshalls Road Egmore Chennai 600 008 .. Respondents WP No.2928 of 2018 1 Kannamangalam Cable T.V. Operator's Welfare Association Rep by its President Krishnamoorthy C.C.Road Kannamangalam Arani Taluk Thiruvannamalai District .. Petitioner

Vs 1 The District Collector/Nodal officer Cable Television Thiruvannamalai District Thiruvannamalai 2 The Managing Director Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable T.V. corporation Ltd.

34/123 6th Floor Durga Tower Margal Salai Chennai 600 008 3 The Special Thasildar Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable T.V. corporation Ltd.

Polur & Arani Taluk Thiruvannamalai Dist .. Respondents WP No.3398 of 2018 1 N.Jayakumar S/o.N.Natesan JP Sat Vision (LCO.No.24541) No.26 Arni Road Virupakshipuram Vellore - 632 002.

.. Petitioner Vs 1 The Secretary Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 'A' Wing Shastri Bhavan Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi-110 001.

2 M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited Rep. by Managing Director "Dugar Towers" 6th Floor Old No.34 New No.123 Marshalls Road Egmore Chennai - 600 008.

.. Respondents WP No.3399 of 2018 1 J.Dassappa S/o.Jayaraman Mathan Cable Network (LCO.No. 21064) No.63 Subramaniyar Kovil Street Ayyangarkulam Kanchipuram-631 502.

.. Petitioner Vs

1 The Secretary Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting A Wing Shastri Bhavan Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi-110 001.

2 M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited Rep. by Managing Director Dugar Towers 6th Floor Old No.34 New No.123 Marshalls Road Egmore Chennai - 600 008.

.. Respondents WP No.8919 of 2018 1 R.Chandrasekaran S/o.Rangaswamy Ammankovilvattam Pallipatti Post Sukkampatti Via Salem Tk & District- 600122 .. Petitioner Vs 1 The Executive Director Tamil nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd Nungamabakkam Chennai-34 2 The managing Director Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd Chennai-8 3 The Deputy manager Cum Special Tahsildar Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation ltd Collector Office Campus Salem-1 4 The Commissioner Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation ltd Collector Office Campus Salem-1 5 D.Mathesh S/o.Duraiswamy AmmanKovilvattam Pallipatti Post Sukkampatti Via Salem Tk & District- 600 122 .. Respondents

WP No.3654 of 2015:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents 1, 2 and 3 from according any approval/ licence/registration of granting LCO to the fourth respondent in respect of Pudupalayam Village, Arni Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District.

WP No.23858 of 2017:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd and 3rd respondents from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in the petitioner allotted Local Cable TV Operator area of Reddivalam Village, Panapakkam, Nemili Taluk, Vellore District and allow the petitioner to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to his intending customers and also direct the 1st respondent to take action the 2nd and 3rd respondents and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System. WP No.

23917 of 2017 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new local cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioners to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to their intending customers based on the representation of the Tamil Nadu Cable TV General welfare Association dated 23.09.2016 and representation dated 28.08.2017 made by the petitioners to the respondents and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System.

WP No.27119 of 2017 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioners to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to their intending customers and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System.

WP No.31228 of 2017 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioners to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to their intending customers based on the representation of the Tamil Nadu Cable TV General Welfare Association dated 23.09.2016 and representation dated 22.11.2017 made by the petitioners to the respondents and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System as per the choice of their customers. WP No.

33449 of 2017 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioners to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to their intending customers based on the representation of the Tamil Nadu Cable TV General Welfare Association dated 23.09.2016 and representation dated 07.12.2017 made by the petitioners to the respondents and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System as per the choice of their customers. WP No.

33450 of 2017 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioners to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to their intending customers based on the representation of the Tamil Nadu Cable TV General Welfare Association dated 23.09.2016 and representation dated 06.12.2017 made by the petitioners to the respondents and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System as per the choice of their customers.

WP No.2928 of 2018 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents either jointly (or) severally from interfering the activities of cable television Network to members of petitioner Association to their local cable T.V. Operators. WP No.3398 of 2018 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioner to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to his intending customer based on the representation of the Tamil Nadu Cable TV General Welfare Association dated 23.09.2016 to the respondents and the representation of the petitioner dated 05.02.2018 to the 1strespondent and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System as per the choice of his customer. WP No.3399 of 2018:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioner to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to his intending customer based on the representation of the Tamil Nadu Cable TV General Welfare Association dated 23.09.2016 to the respondents and the representation of the petitioner dated 12.02.2018 to the 1st respondent and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System as per the choice of his customer. WP No.8919 of 2018:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate action against the 5th respondent illegally operating the cable network and to stop the illegally occupation consequently not to allow and not to allot the cable network without proper LCO to the 5th respondent.

WP No. 3654 of 2015 For Petitioner :

Mr. Ashok Pathy for M/s. Pass Associates For Respondents :

Mr. Abdul Saleem for R1 Mr. G. Krishnaraja Government Counsel for R2 Mr. G. Ilangovan for R3 Mr. T. Vijayan for R4 WP No. 23858 of 2017 For Petitioner :

Mr.B.Gopalakrishnan For Respondents :

Mr. Abdul Saleem for R2, R3 WP No. 23917 of 2017 For Petitioner :