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Madras High CourtWP/27121/2019withdrawn dismissed

G.Sundarrajan v. Union Of India

2024-11-08Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08.11.2024 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.K.R.SHRIRAM, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.No.27121 of 2019 G.Sundarrajan ... Petitioner -vs1. Union of India, Rep. by the Secretary to Government, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi 110 001.

2. Director General, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, OIDB Bhawan, Plot No.2, Sector 73, Noida.

3. Gem Laboratories Private Limited, Rep. by the Manging Director, 22, Pamadi Towers, 2nd Floor, 1st main Road, Bengaluru 560 009, Karnataka.

4. Bharat Petro Resources Limited, Rep. by the Managing Director, Bharat Bhavan, 4 and 6, Currimbhoy Road,

Ballard Estate, Mumbai 400 001.

... Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of Declaration to declare that paragraph 2 of the Resolution bearing No.O-19018/22-95-ONG-III dated 14.10.2015 passed by respondent no.1 and the consequential decision of respondents 1 and 2 to award two contract areas to respondents 3 and 4 as shown as Sl.Nos.15 and 16 of the Contract areawise List of Awardees annexed to the Press Release dated 15.02.2017 issued by respondent No.2 are null and void. For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Vetriselvam for Mr.M.Radhakrishnan For Respondents :

Mr.Rajesh Vivekananthan Dy. Solicitor General of India for R-1 ;

No appearance for R-2 :

M/s.Vandhana Bhaskar for R-3 :

Tapal Returned for R-4 * * * * *

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Counsel for petitioner states that since the State has not given clearance to the two projects which are subject matter of the petition, he seeks leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach at the

appropriate time. An endorsement is also made to that effect. Writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. There shall be no order as to costs.

(K.R.SHRIRAM., CJ.) (SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J.) 08.11.2024 Index :

Yes/No NC :

Yes/No sra To:

1. The Secretary to Government Union of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi 110 001.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY ,J.

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