V.Kannan, v. The Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.08.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Writ Petition Nos. 2300, 5251 and 6937 of 2018 and W.M.P.Nos.2808/18, 6447/18 and 8595/18 WP No. 2300 of 2018

1. V. Kannan Son of Velmurugan LCO No. 12804 Sathiya Nagar Neelamangalam Village Essur Post, Maduranthagam Taluk Kancheepuram District

2. A. Sunil Kumar Son of Angamuthu LCO No.41754 Kunnavakkam Salai Marutham Village Uthiramerur Taluk Kancheepuram District

3. P. Krishna Kumar Son of Perumal LCO No.47944 No.2, Main Street, Irumbedu Village Mathuranthagam Taluk Kancheepuram District

4. R. Vinoth Kumar Son of Raji No.13, Sathiya Nagar Neelamangalam Village Essur Post, Maduranthagam Taluk Kancheepuram District

5. R.Nithiyanantham S/o.Rathinam LCO No.10673 No.37 Kathudevanur Main Road Madhranthagam Taluk Kancheepuram District.

6. D. Sasikumar Son of Devaraj LCO No.19136 No.18, Vengacherry Village Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram District .. Petitioners WP No. 5251 of 2018

1. G. Nagamani

2. R. Bhavani

3. S. Saravanan

4. R. Suresh .. Petitioners WP No. 6937 of 2018

1. T.S. Manimaran Son of Shanmugam LCO No. 22516 Road Street, Thandarai Village Munukuthampoondi Post Cheyyar Taluk Tiruvannamalai District

2. S. Prabhu Son of P. Subramaniyam LCO No. 24628, 24477, 24004, 241776 No.72, New Street Parasur Village, Cheyyar Town & Taluk Tiruvannamalai 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. M/s. Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited represented by General Manager Dugar Towers, 6th Floor Old No.34, New No.123 Marshalls Road, Egmore Chennai - 600 008 .. Respondents in all the Writ Petitions Petitions 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 in all the Writ Petitions For Respondents :

Mr. B. Sudir Kumar Central Government Standing Counsel for R1 in W.P.No.2300/18 Mr.K.Ramanamurthy for R1 in W.P.No.5251/18 Mr.S.Parvesh Kumar for R1 in W.P.No.6937/18 Mr. Abdul Saleem for R2 in all the Writ Petitions COMMON ORDER All these writ petitions are filed by the petitioners with an identical prayer to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to forbear the second respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in the existing Local Cable TV Operator Area, where the petitioner is already carrying on business of providing Digital Addressable System Signal. 2.

Today, when these writ petitions are taken up for hearing by this Court, Mr. Punniyakoti, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners in these writ petitions, fairly submitted that the relief sought for in these writ petitions no longer survives for consideration by this Court as the Local Cable TV Operations have been replaced by digital signals. 3.

Recording the said submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, no further order is required to be passed in these writ petitions. All these writ petitions are 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. The General Manager, M/s. Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited, Dugar Towers, 6th Floor, Old No.34, New No.123, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

+2ccs to M/s.Abdul Saleem, Advocate Sr Nos.40497 & 40504 WP Nos. 2300, 5251 and 6937 of 2018 and W.M.P.Nos.2808/18, 6447/18 and 8595/18 KSM (CO) PR (27/09/2021)