Dns Complex Shopkeepers v. Chennai Metropolitan

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.08.2018

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL AND THE HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA W.P.No.18412 of 2018 and W.M.P.No.21736 of 2018 DNS Complex Shopkeepers Association, rep. By its Secretary, Mr.Satish Kumar 4&5, Nageswara Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017 ... Petitioner Vs.

1.Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Thalamuthu Natarajan Building, No.1, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008

2. The Department of Fire and Rescue Services, rep. By its Director, No.17, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008

3. The Station Officer, Gummidipoondi, SIPCOT Chennai - 601 201

4. N.K.Surana Director DNS Projects Pvt., Ltd.,

5. Dinesh Surana Director DNS Projects Pvt., Ltd.,

6. Vijayalakshmi Surana Director DNS Projects Pvt., Ltd., (Respondents having office at No.72, Harleys Road, Kilpauk Road,Chennai - 600 010)

7. Sindhuja

8. Saradhapriya

9. Gajapathy 10.V.Sayi Shankar ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents 4 to 10 herein to comply with the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Norms and regularize the buildings or in the event of their refusal, directing the Respondents 1 to 3 herein to permit the Petitioner-Association in its capacity as the 'Occupier' to regularize the building by complying with the fire safety norms.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.C.Janarthanan for M/s G.R.M.Palaniappan For Respondents : M/s Karthik Rajan Standing Counsel for R1

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by M.VENUGOPAL,J.) It is represented by the Learned Counsel for the Petitioner / Association that the 1st Respondent / Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Chennai had issued a Locking & Sealing and Demolition Notice in Letter No.EC/C-II/13034/2017 dated 31.07.2018. As such, nothing survives for adjudication in the present Writ Petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands closed. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. No costs.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar ssd To 1.Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Thalamuthu Natarajan Building, No.1, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008

2. The Director, No.17, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008

3. The Station Officer, Gummidipoondi, SIPCOT Chennai - 601 201.

+1 CC to Mr. Karthik Rajan, Advocate sr 54989. +1 CC to Mr. G.R.M.Palaniappan, Advocate sr 54913. +1 CC to The Govt. Pleader sr 55337.

W.P.No.18412 of 2018 and W.M.P.No.21736 of 2018 RJ(CO) SP(29/08/2018)