K.R.Ramaswamy @ Traffic v. The Chief Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 17.11.2015 CORAM :

The Hon'ble MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE AND The Hon'ble MRS.JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA W.P. No.17953 of 2014 K.R.Ramaswamy alias Traffic Ramaswamy Social Activist / Senior Citizen.

.. Petitioner -vs1.The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai.

2.The Secretary, Municipal Administration Dept., Fort St. George, Chennai.

3.The Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Dept., Fort St. George, Chennai.

4.The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Egmore, Chennai.

5.The Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai.

6.The Director of Fire and Rescue Services, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Street, Egmore, Chennai.

7.The Collector, Kancheepuram District.

8.The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Ripon Buildings, Chennai.

9.The Commissioner, Corporation of Coimbatore, Coimbatore.

10.The Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, College Road, Chennai.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of Writ of Mandamus to direct the 10th respondent to conduct investigation and appropriate action against the officials of respondents 1 to 9 for not monitoring and conducting periodical inspection in respect of unauthorized constructions completed and progress in the state of Tamilnadu to save the lives of the citizens of the state guaranteed by the constitutional provisions to the letter and spirit.

For Petitioner :

Mr.T.Sundaravadanam For Respondents :

Mr.A.L.Somayaji, Advocate General, assisted by Mr.S.T.S.Murthi, Govt. Pleader for RR 1 to 3, 5 to 7 :

Mr.K.Soundararajan for R-8 :

Mr.R.Sivakumar for R-9 :

Mr.N.Chandrasekaran, Spl.P.P. For CBI/R-10 :

Mr.K.Raja Srinivas for R-4 * * * * *

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) The relevant information is now on the website. No further orders are required in this matter.

2.Writ Petition stands closed. No costs.

(S.K.K., CJ.) (P.S.N., J.) 17.11.2015 Index : Yes/No Website : Yes/No sra To 1.The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai.

2.The Secretary, Municipal Administration Dept., Fort St. George, Chennai.

3.The Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Dept., Fort St. George, Chennai.

4.The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Egmore, Chennai.

5.The Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai.

6.The Director of Fire and Rescue Services, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Street, Egmore, Chennai.

The Hon'ble Chief Justice and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, J.

(sra) 7.The Collector, Kancheepuram District.

8.The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Ripon Buildings, Chennai.

9.The Commissioner, Corporation of Coimbatore, Coimbatore.

10.The Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, College Road, Chennai.

W.P.No.17953 of 2014 17.11.2015