Gadindirin Baskara v. The Chief Secretary, To Govt.,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.07.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN W.P.No.31117 of 2003 Gadjindirin Baskara .. Petitioner Vs.

1. The Chief Secretary to Government of Pondicherry, Chief Secretariat, Pondicherry-605 001.

2. The Director, Department of Information and Publicity, Government of Pondicherry, Pondicherry-605 001.

.. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the first respondent to critically examine advertisement expenditure made by all the departments in the Government of Pondicherry and remedy the imbalance in ignoring small magazines of Pondicherry origin like 'April' and 'Thalai Magan' as reflected in the petitioner's counsel notice dated 14.09.2003. For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondents : Mr.A.Tamilvanan, Govt. Advocate (Pondicherry)

ORDER

When the Writ Petition was taken up for hearing on 07.07.2017, there was no representation for the petitioner. Hence, it was directed to be listed under the caption "for dismissal" next week. Even today (14.07.2017), when the Writ Petition is listed under the caption "for dismissal", there is no representation for the petitioner. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed for default. No costs.

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Copy to

1. The Chief Secretary to Government of Pondicherry, Chief Secretariat, Pondicherry-605 001.

2. The Director, Department of Information and Publicity, Government of Pondicherry, Pondicherry-605 001.

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