P.Sundararajan v. Union Of India, Rep. By The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.01.2017 CORAM :

The Hon'ble MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE AND The Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR W.P.No.21076 of 2015 P.Sundararajan ... Petitioner -VsUnion of India, rep. by the Secretary to Government, Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, 'Parayavaran Bhavan', CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003.

... Respondent Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of Writ of Declaration declaring that Section 22 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 is null and void.

For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Radhakrishnan For Respondent :

Mr.Su.Srinivasan Assistant Solicitor General

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) The learned Assistant Solicitor General has produced before us the petition filed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Civil) No.433 of 2012 where in prayer (c), a specific prayer has been made for declaration of Section 14 read with Section 22 of the National Green Tribunal Act, as unconstitutional in so far as they purport to exclude the writ jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India.

2. In view of the aforesaid position, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the writ petition. Endorsement has been made.

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3. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar bbr To The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, 'Parayavaran Bhavan', CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003.

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