M/S.Artech Advertising, v. Union Of India,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.07.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.No.6839 of 2015 and W.M.P.Nos.1, 2, 3 &4 of 2015

1. M/s. Artee Advertising, rep. By its Vice President - Development Mr.K.A.R. Syed, No.27, Primrose Road, Bengalore - 560 025.

2. M/s.Parkar Agencies, Rep. By its Development Manager Mr.R.Sridharan, 2nd Floor, Rasheed Mansion, No.622, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 006.

... Petitioners Vs

1. Union of India, Rep. By its General Manager, Southern Railway, M.M.Complex, Chennai - 600 003.

2. The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai Division, Chennai - 600 003.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records in Tariff Circular for Commercial Publicity issued by the 2nd respondent with effect from 01.04.2014 as far as levying the vantage charges as special position are concerned as per the Clause No.2 of the General Condition of the tariff circular and consequently, proceedings of the 2nd respondent dated 09.02.2015 in Letter No.M/C.37/PUB/MCPT0008H/18131415 and received on 04.02.2015 for the hoardings erected by the petitioner in Near Periyar bridge Tressels facing Traffic from Pallavan Salai and quash the same and further direct the 2nd respondent to renew the allotment order for the year 2015-2016 by receiving the rental charges alone.

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For Petitioner : Mr.Gnanadesikan, Law Associates for B.S.G.Firm For Respondent : Mr.P.T.Ramkukar, Standing Counsel for Railways

O R D E R

Today, when the matter was taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submitted that during the pendency of this writ petition, the tender relating to the hoardings had been awarded to subsequent tenderers and hence, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition.

2.In view of the above submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar av To

1. The General Manager, Union of India, Southern Railway, M.M.Complex, Chennai - 600 003.

2. The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai Division, Chennai - 600 003.

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