G.V.Mohan Kumar v. The Registrar,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24.01.2024 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY G.V.Mohan Kumar .. Petitioner vs 1.The Registrar, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, 2nd & 3rd Floor of Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan (M.T.N.L. Building) No.9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003.

2.The Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, 4th Floor, A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001.

3.The Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001

4.The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

.. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus to consider the representation dated 30.10.2020 given by the petitioner and direct the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate steps for the establishment and commencement of the functioning of the Regional Bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai in accordance with the submissions made by the learned Attorney General of India and recorded by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Civil) No.99 of 2018 by its order dated 25.01.2019 in Swiss Ribbons Pvt. Ltd. and another v. The Union of India and others and subsequent Notification S.O. 1060(E) dated 13.03.2020 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. For the Petitioner : Mr.Naveen Kumar Murthi For the Respondents : Mr.K.S.Jeyaganesan for respondent No.2 : Mr.K.Karthik Jaganannath Government Advocate for respondent No.4 : R1 - Tribunal

: R3- Not Ready in Notice

ORDER

(Order of the court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that the prayer made in the writ petition has become infructuous.

2. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. (S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 24.01.2024 Index :

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To 1.The Registrar, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, 2nd & 3rd Floor of Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan (M.T.N.L. Building) No.9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003.

2.The Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, 4th Floor, A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001.

3.The Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001 4.The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY,J.

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