V.Vijaya Kumar, v. The Secretary,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 16.08.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN WRIT PETITION NO.21909 OF 2018
1. V.Vijaya Kumar Son of Venkatachalam LCO No. 47477, 46845 Nochi Malai Kil Nachipattu Post Vandavasi Taluk Thiruvannamalai District
2. M.Jeyaraj Son of Mannu LCO No. 31201 Thuropathi Amman Koil Street Korkkai Village and Post Cheyyar Taluk Thiruvannamalai District
3. K.Deivanayagi Son of N. Kesavamoorthy LCO No. 24561 No.1/156, Sunnambukara Street Periya Sengadu Village Cheyyar Taluk Thiruvannamalai District
4. V.Gunasekaran Son of Veeramani Mettu Street Maruthadu Village Vandavasi Taluk Thiruvannamalai District
5. S.G. Rajapandiyan Son of Gunasekaran LCO No. 048595 No.25, Thotakara Street Desur, Thiruvannamalai District
6. A.Murugan Son of Anaikutti LCO No. 48776, 11600
Maruthadu Village Vandavasi Taluk Thiruvannamalai District
7. V.Ekambaram Son of Venkatesan LCO No. 48873 No.44/1, Bazaar Street Thellar Village Vandavasi Taluk Thiruvannamalai District .. Petitioners
Versus
1. The Secretary Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting "A" Wing, Shastri Bhavan Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi - 110 001
2. Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited represented by General Manager Dugar Towers, 6th Floor Old No. 34, New No.123, 6th Street, Marshalls Road, Egmore Chennai - 600 008 .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to forbear the second 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 first respondent to take action on the second respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System.
For Petitioners :
Mr. G. Punniyakoti For Respondents :
Mr. Venkatasamy Babu Senior Panel Counsel for GoI for R1 Mr. Abdul Saleem for R2
ORDER
The petitioners have come forward with this writ petition praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to forbear the second 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 first respondent to take action on the second respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System.
2.
Today, when this writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners fairly submitted that the relief sought for in this writ petition no longer survives for consideration by this Court as the Local Cable TV Operations have been replaced by digital signals through out the State.
3.
Recording the said submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, no further order is required to be passed in this writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, all the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rsh To
1. The Secretary Government of India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting "A" Wing, Shastri Bhavan Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi - 110 001
2. General Manager Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited Dugar Towers, 6th Floor Old No. 34, New No.123, 6th Street, Marshalls Road, Egmore Chennai - 600 008 WP No. 21909 of 2018 PMK(CO) PM/24/09/2021