Madras High CourtWP/21302/2019withdrawn dismissed

A.Kothandam v. The Principal

2020-03-16Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.03.2020 CORAM :

The Hon'ble Mr.A.P.SAHI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.No.21302 of 2019 and W.M.P.No.20521 of 2019 A.Kothandam ... Petitioner -vs1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Chepauk, Chennai - 600005.

2.The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamilnadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, Chennai - 600035.

3.The Director of Town Panchayats, Kuralagam, Chennai - 600108.

4.The District Collector, Villupuram District.

5.The District Forest Officer, Villupuram Division, Villupuram.

6.The Conservator of Forests, Villupuram Circle, Villupuram.

7.The Executive Officer, Marakkanam Town Panchayat, Marakkanam.

... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the

respondents 4, 5, 7, i.e., the District Collector, Villupuram District, The District Forest Officer, Villupuram, The Executive Officer, Marakkanam Town Panchayat, Marakkanam, Villupuram District to complete the Thar Road work at Kakapallam village in Ward No.II, Marakkanam Town Panchayat as per the road project approval in Kakapallam Village vide G.O.Ms.No.137 dated 26.12.2018 of the 1st respondent and ensure that the aforesaid New Thar Road is made available for the public use without the interference of the District Forest Officer, Villupuram District.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Balakrishnan For Respondents : Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan State Government Pleader [R1 to R4 & R7] Mr.S.V.Vijay Prasanth [R5 & R6] Special Government Pleader (Forest)

ORDER

(Delivered by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, states that the writ petition be permitted to be withdrawn. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. The Writ Petition is accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-I) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sni To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Chepauk, Chennai - 600005.