S.Udayakumar, v. Union Of India Rep By
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 28.07.2017 CORAM :
The Hon'ble Ms.INDIRA BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE AND The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR W.P. No.19187 of 2017 S.Udayakumar .. Petitioner Vs.
1.Union of India, rep by its Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi-110 001.
2.Union of India, represented by its Chairman, Railway Board, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi-110 001.
3.The General Manager, Southern Railway, Park Town, Chennai-600 003.
4.The Chief Administrative Officer (Construction), Southern Railway, Poonamallee High Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
5.The Deputy Chief Engineer, Construction -I, Southern Railway, Tambaram, Chennai-600 045.
.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to allocate sufficient funds to complete the Broad Gauge rail line between Tindivanam and Tiruvannamalai. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Udayakumar, Party-in-person For Respondents : Mr.Su.Srinivasan for R-1 Mr.P.T.Ramkumar for RR2 to 5
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) In this writ petition, the petitioner has sought for orders on the respondents to allocate sufficient funds for completion of Broad Gauge rail line between Tindivanam - Tiruvannamalai.
It appears that the petitioner made a representation dated 24th December 2016 requesting that sufficient funds be allotted in the proposed Railway Budget for Financial Year 2017-2018 for new line project sanctioned by the Railway Board (Tindivanam - Gingee - Tiruvannamalai - 70 Kms.) for Rs.227.40 Crores vide letter No.2008/WI/NL/SR/TT dated 27th January 2008. The budget allocation for the year 2017-18 has already been made and a decision has also been taken to merge the railway budget for coming years with the General Budget. As such, the representation has become infructuous. Be that as it may, in effect and substance, the petitioner is agitating the demands of the people for setting up a railway line between Tindivanam - Tiruvannamalai. We dispose of the writ petition by directing the competent authorities of the respondents to take an empathetic decision on the representation of the petitioner representing the interest of public for setting up of a railway line between Tindivanam and Tiruvannamalai. No costs.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(J) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vvk To 1.The Secretary, Union of India, Government of India, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi-110 001.
2.The Chairman, Union of India, Railway Board, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi-110 001.
3.The General Manager, Southern Railway, Park Town, Chennai-600 003.
4.The Chief Administrative Officer (Construction), Southern Railway, Poonamallee High Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
5.The Deputy Chief Engineer, Construction -I, Southern Railway, Tambaram, Chennai-600 045.
+1cc to Mr.P.T.Ram Kumar, Advocate SR.No.54107 +1cc to Mr.S.UdayaKumar, Advocate SR.No.53887 W.P.No.19187 of 2017 GN(16/08/2017)