D.Dheenadayalan v. The Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16.06.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL D.Dheenadayalan ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department (MAWS), Seretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600009.

2. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board (TWAD), Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

3. The Director, Directorate of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Panagal Building, 4th floor, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

4. The District Collector, Office of Tiruvallur, Collectorate, Thiruvallur.

5. The Assistant Director, (Panchayat), Thiruvallur.

6. The Commissioner, Avadi Municipalilty, Thiruvallur District. (R6 suo-motu substituted vide order dated 19.04.2021 made in W.P.No.9591/2021.

7. Pichandi ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 4 to 6 herein to take action on the petitioner's representation dated 29.07.2020 and 07.11.2020 seeking for stopping of illegal discharge of sewerage by the 7th respondent into the vacant land abutting the petitioner's property to remove the pipeline laid across the road by the 7th respondent for his illegal discharge and also initiate appropriate action against the 7th respondent for his illegal acts in accordance with law, within a specified period. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.E.Vijay Anand, Addl.Govt.Pleader for Respondents 1, 3, 4 and 5 Ms.S.Shakilabhanu, Standing Counsel for R2 Mr.R.Gopinath, Standing Counsel for R6

ORDER

(Order of the Court was delivered by D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.) Today, when the matter is listed for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner informed before this Court that since the defects, as stated in the writ petition has been rectified by the respondents 5 and 6, the prayer sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous and hence, nothing survives for further adjudication.

2. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as infructous. No costs. (D.K.K.J.) (P.D.B.J.) 16.06.2023 Internet: Yes/No Index : Yes/No mst

To

1. The Secretary, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department (MAWS), Seretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600009.

2. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board (TWAD), Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

3. The Director, Directorate of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Panagal Building, 4th floor, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.

4. The District Collector, Office of Tiruvallur, Collectorate, Thiruvallur.

5. The Assistant Director, (Panchayat), Thiruvallur.

6. The Commissioner, Avadi Municipalilty, Thiruvallur District.

D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.

and P. DHANABAL, J.

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