Madras High CourtWP/7443/2020disposed of

India Awake For Transparency v. The Secretary

2024-02-08Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.02.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY India Awake for Transparency, Rep by its Director, Rajender Kumar, Unit I Mezzaine Floor, 24, Desikar Street, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

.. Petitioner -vs1. The Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

2. The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Union of India, New Delhi.

3. Union of India Rep by its Secretary to Government, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.

(R-3 suo motu impleaded vide court order dated 08.04.2020) .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to ensure

100% testing of all persons who were exempt from the lock down and were performing services involving public contact and to complete the same before the completion of the lock down and for this purpose build database of all such lock down exempt persons and further make plan for ensuring 100% testing of the same and direct the 2nd respondent to provide all necessary assistance to the first respondent in this regard.

For the Petitioner :

No appearance For the Respondents :

Mr.C.Kathiravan Spl. Govt. Pleader for R-1 :

Mr.V.Chandrasekaran SCGSC for RR 2 and 3 * * * * *

ORDER

(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) None appears for the petitioner. We have heard Mr.C.Kathiravan, learned Special Government Pleader, for respondent No.1 and Mr.V.Chandrasekaran, learned Senior Central Government Standing Counsel, for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

2. The writ petition is filed for measures to be taken during Covid-19 pandemic.

3. Fortunately, the said stage is over. The writ petition as such becomes infructuous.

The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

(S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 08.02.2024 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No sra To

1. The Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

2. The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Union of India, New Delhi.

3. The Secretary to Government, Union of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

(sra) 08.02.2024