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Madras High CourtWP/14799/2018dismissed as infructuous

Multicity Digital Consortium v. Union Of India,

2022-08-26Honourable Mr Justice R. Subramanian4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26.08.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and W.M.P.No.17493 of 2018 Multicity Digital Consortium Private Limited, Rep. By its Managing Director, K.Raja, S/o. M.Kulanthaivelu,20, Thenkarai Street, Kottucherry - 609 609, Karaikal District, Pondicherry.

..Petitioner Vs.

1.Union of India, Represented by its Secretary, The Ministry for Information and Broadcasting, Room No.116, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, (Opp to Ramleela Maidhan), New Delhi - 110 002.

3.The District Collector, District Collector Office, Karaikal District, Pondicherry.

..Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India 1/4

seeking issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to permit the petitioner company to provide Analogue signal to its customers, to whom set top box is not provided, until the petitioner's company provide set top box to all its customers like similarly placed Multi System Operators from its control room at Karaikal.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Thiagarajan For Respondents : Mr.S.Peer Mohamed for R2 Mrs.V.Yamunadevi Special Government Pleader for R3 Mr.A.Murugan Central Govt. Standing Counsel for R1

O R D E R

The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the prayer in the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 2.Recording the said statement, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To:- 1.The Secretary, Union of India, The Ministry for Information and Broadcasting, Room No.116, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, (Opp to Ramleela Maidhan), New Delhi - 110 002.

3.The District Collector, District Collector Office, Karaikal District, Pondicherry.

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R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.

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