T.T.Ravichandran, v. The Government Of Tamil Nadu,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 22.11.2024 CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.K.R.SHRIRAM, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY T.T.Ravichandran ..
Petitioner in both W.Ps.
Vs.
1. The Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary, Department of Law Secretariat, Fort St. George Chennai 600 009.
2. The Registrar General High Court of Judicature at Madras High Court Buildings Chennai 104.
3. The Registrar (Judicial) High Court of Judicature at Madras High Court Buildings Chennai 104.
4. The Registrar The City Civil Court City Civil Court Building High Court Campus, Chennai 104.
5. The Union of India Rep. by its Secretary Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs Respondents in New Delhi.
..
both W.Ps.
Prayer : W.P.No.28144 of 2010 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking of a writ of Declaration by declaring Amending Act 19 of 2010 as published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary bearing No.154 dated 27.05.2010 so far as it pertains to the amendment in Sections 1 (1 & 2), 3 and 4(2) of the aforesaid amending Act as void and ultra vires the State Legislature and consequentially strike it down as unconstitutional; and W.P.No.28145 of 2010 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking of a writ of Declaration by declaring Section 3A of the Chennai City Civil Courts Act, 1892 as void and ultra vires the State Legislature and consequentially strike it down as unconstitutional. For Petitioner :
Ms.Vasudha Thiagarajan For Respondents :
Mr.Edwin Prabakar State Government Pleader Assisted by Mr.Karthik Jagannath Government Advocate for Respondent-1 Mr.P.K.Rajagopal for Respondents 2 to 4 Mr.Venkataswamy Babu Senior Panel Counsel for Respondent-5
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Mentioned out of turn.
2. Ms.Vasudha Thiagarajan sought leave to withdraw the petitions.
3. Counsel for respondents have no objection.
4. The writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.
(K.R.SHRIRAM, CJ) (SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J.) 22.11.2024 Index :
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To
1. The Secretary Department of Law Secretariat, Fort St. George Chennai 600 009.
2. The Registrar General High Court of Judicature at Madras High Court Buildings Chennai 104.
3. The Registrar (Judicial) High Court of Judicature at Madras High Court Buildings Chennai 104.
4. The Registrar The City Civil Court City Civil Court Building High Court Campus, Chennai 104.
5. The Secretary Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs New Delhi.
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J.
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