Madras High CourtWP/16669/2020dismissed as infructuous

Rangarajan Narasimhan v. The Chief Secretary To Govt

2022-03-25Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.03.2022 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY W.P.No.16669 of 2020 Rangarajan Narasimhan ... Petitioner-in-Person Vs 1.The Chief Secretary to Govt., Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Secretary, Department of Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

3.The Secretary, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

4.The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Dept., 119, Uthamar Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034.

5.The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Dept., Villupuram.

6.The Executive Officer, Sri Ardhanareswarar Temple, Veeracholapuram, Kallakurichi.

7.The Engineer-in-Chief/Superintending Engineer, Kamarajar Promenade, PWD Estate, Chepauk, Triplicane, Chennai - 600 005.

8.The District Collector, Kallakurichi District, Tamil Nadu.

9.M/s.P.S.T. Engineering Construction, Contractor, PWD, Kolaram Post, Paramathiver Taluk, Namakkal District.

.. Respondents (Respondent No.9 impleaded vide order dated 29.01.2021 in WMP.No.1625 of 2021 in WP.No.16669/2020) Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the 1st respondent, quash G.O.(Ms) No.120, Tourism, Culture and Religious Institutions Department dated 19.09.2020 and all proceedings in furtherance thereof and to quash them as arbitrary, unjust and illegal.

For the Petitioner : No Appearance For the Respondents : Mr.P.Muthukumar State Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1, 3, 7 and 8 : Mr.N.R.R.Arun Natarajan Spl. Government Pleader for respondent Nos.2, 4 and 5 : No Appearance for respondent Nos.6 and 9

ORDER

(Order of the court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) None appears for the petitioner. Mr.P.Muthukumar, learned State Government Pleader, appears on behalf of respondents 1, 3, 7 and 8; and, Mr.N.R.R.Arun Natarajan, learned Special Government Pleader, appears on behalf of respondents 2, 4 and 5.

2. It is submitted by Mr.Arun Natarajan, learned Special Government Pleader, that the government order under challenge has been withdrawn.

3. In view of the above, nothing would survive in the writ petition and, accordingly, the same is dismissed as infructuous. However, if the petitioner remains aggrieved by the order passed by this court claiming that the writ petition has not become infructuous despite withdrawal of the government order, he would be at liberty to file an application for revival of the matter.

There will be no order as to costs. W.M.P.Nos.20662 and 20663 of 2020 are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sasi To 1.The Chief Secretary to Govt., Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.