L.Srinivasan v. The Regional Director (South)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.08.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN W.P.Nos.6587 to 6590 of 2004 L.Srinivasan .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6587 of 2004 James Jaisingh .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6588 of 2004 G.Mahesh .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6589 of 2004 S.Balachandran .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6590 of 2004 Vs.

1. The Regional Director (South), India Tourism Chennai Govt. of India Southern Regional Office, No.154, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

2. The Addl. Director General,

3. Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, .. Respondents in all the Writ Petitions Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writs of Mandamus to direct the first respondent to issue renewed licence and to give laminated identity card including the petitioners' names in the list of Government of India Approved Guides (list of names) and Circular Ind Tour/Chennai/Guides 2003, dated 10.11.2003.

For Petitioners : No appearance For Respondents : Mr.J.Madhana Gopal Rao, SCGSC for RR-1 & 3 Mr.P.Saravanan, ACGSC for R-2

ORDER

When the Writ Petitions were taken up for hearing on 09.08.2017, there was no representation for the petitioners and the name of the counsel for the petitioners was asusually printed in the cause list. The notice sent to the petitioner in W.P.No.6589 of 2004 through Court returned unserved and service of notice to the petitioners in W.P.Nos.6587 and 6588 of 2004 is awaited. It is also endorsed in the notice paper that the petitioner in W.P.No.6590 of 2004 died. Hence, the Registry was directed to print the name of all the petitioners in the cause list today and the matters were directed to be listed under the caption "for dismissal" today. Even though the name of the petitioners are printed in the cause list and inspite of the matters being listed under the caption "for dismissal", even today (10.08.2017), there is no representation for the petitioners in W.P.Nos.6587 to 6589 of 2004 and hence, W.P.Nos.6587 to 6589 of 2004 are dismissed for default. As the petitioner in W.P.No.6590 of 2004 died, W.P.No.6590 of 2004 is dismissed as abated. No costs.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar cs Copy to

1. The Regional Director (South), India Tourism Chennai Govt. of India Southern Regional Office, No.154, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.

2. The Addl. Director General,

3. The Secretary, +1 Cc to Mr.P. Saravanan, Advocate sr 58593.

W.P.Nos.6587 to 6590 of 2004 NM(CO) sp(07/09/2017)