Madras High CourtWP/8981/2020dismissed

.N.Tamilarasu v. The Home Secretary

2020-07-08Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.07.2020 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.A.P.SAHI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.No.8981 of 2020 N.Tamilarasu .. Petitioner -vs1.The Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Chief Secretary, St. George Fort, Chennai - 600 009.

3.The Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

4.The Secretary, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

5.The Secretary, Department of Information and Public Relations, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

6.The Director General of Police, Kamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

7.The Director, Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 006.

8.The Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

9.The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Rippon Buildings, Chennai - 600 003.

10.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th respondents to take appropriate and necessary action based on the petitioner's representation dated 06.06.2020 to enforce strict lock down in the jurisdiction of Greater Chennai Police by allowing only essential services till COVID - 19 is brought under control.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Vasanthakumar For Respondents : Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan State Government Pleader for respondent Nos.2 to 8 and 10 Mrs.Karthika Ashok Standing Counsel for respondent No.9

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader, it appears that a Public Interest Litigation had been already entertained and numbered as W.P.No.8332 of 2020, which was dismissed as withdrawn on 16.06.2020 as the State Government had already announced the lock down.

2. It appears that the hard copy of the petition, which was lodged with the Registry, later on came to its notice and the very same petition has been numbered afresh as W.P.No.8981 of 2020 with the same set of papers with the same set of counsel. It appears that the Writ Section dealing with these Public Interest Litigations has not been able to co-ordinate the petitions which have been entertained through e-mail and the hard copies which have also been filed with the Registry, as a result whereof, this duplication of the process has occurred.

3. The Registrar (Judicial) shall take notice of the same and streamline the listing of cases so that no future mistakes are brought to the notice of the Court.

4. We have also perused the order dated 16.06.2020 passed in W.P.No.8332 of 2020, which has been placed before us. The present writ petition is consigned to records in view of the said order already passed. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar bbr To:

1.The Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi - 110 001.