Home Foods v. Government Of Tamilnadu
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 17-03-2015
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH K.AGNIHOTRI AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.7707 of 2015 1.Home Foods Rep. By its Authorized Signatory Shanmugam 2.Aries Engineers Rep. By its Authorized Signatory Anantha Narayanan 3.Elmach Rep. By its Authorized Signatory K.Karthikeyan 4.Tamil Nadu Pharmaceuticals Sciences Welfare Trust Rep. By its Authorized Signatory Mohan Babu 5.V.Kalyanaraman 6.Karthik Engineers and Consultancy Pvt. Ltd., Rep. By its Authorized Signatory Narayanan Pillai 7.Unique Business Sources Rep. By its Authorized Signatory Arun 8.Integratech India Pvt. Ltd., Rep. By its Authorized Signatory Sankararam 9.R.Balachander 10.Chandan Housing Rep. By its Authorized Signatory Suman Metha 11.Healthy Home Care Marketing Pvt. Ltd., Rep. By its Authorized Signatory T.Gopalan 12.Coalesce Technologies (P) Ltd., Rep. By its Authorized Signatory Karthikeyan 13.Total Presentation Rep. By its Authorized Signatory E.Dinesh Kumar Petitioners 1 to 13 are at New No.16, Old No.183, Anna Salai Little Mount, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015.
.. Petitioners vs
1.Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. By its Secretary to Government Housing and Urban Development Department Secretariat, Chennai 9.
2.Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Rep. By its Member Secretary No.1, Gandhi Irwyn Road Egmore, Chennai 8.
.. Respondents Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on the petitioners' representation dated 11.3.2015, to deseal and remove the lock and seal affixed on the premises at basement floor in New No.16, Old No.183, Anna Salai, Little Mount, Saidapet, Chennai 15 so as to enable the petitioners to remove their belongings including office equipments, goods and stocks in trade etc., within a reasonable time from their respective portions.
For Petitioner : Mr.L.Chandrakumar For Respondents : Mr.N.Sakthivel Government Advocate for R1 Mr.K.Raja Srinivas for R2
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by SATISH K.AGNIHOTRI, J.) The petitioners claiming to be the residents of the premises in question, which has been locked and sealed on 11.3.2015, by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), have made a joint representation dated 11.3.2015, to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department and also to the Member Secretary, CMDA, viz. the respondents 1 and 2 herein, for the purpose of de-sealing the premises occupied by them, so as to enable them to remove the office equipments, goods, stocks and all other fixtures lying therein and thereafter, the same may be re-sealed.
2.The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the CMDA, submits that the representation shall be considered and the premises shall be de-sealed granting one week time to the occupiers to remove the afore-stated articles and thereafter, after proper inspection, the same shall be re-sealed.
3.In view of the foregoing, we are not inclined to pass any other order except that the representation of the petitioners be considered by the authorities as afore-stated, for the purpose of removal of the articles. The writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.
Sd/- Asst.Registrar (CO) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar nsv To:
1.The Secretary to Government Housing and Urban Development Department Secretariat, Chennai 9.
2.The Member Secretary Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority No.1, Gandhi Irwyn Road Egmore, Chennai 8.
3. The Sub Assistant Registrar Writ AE Section, High Court, Madras 1 cc to Mr.L. Chandrakumar, Advocate, sr. 14880 W.P.No.7707 of 2015 MG (CO) kk 23/3