T.Ramanlal v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.04.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI W.M.P. No.3558 of 2022 in W.P. No.3442 of 2022 T.Ramanlal ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu rep. By Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.Union of India rep. By Secretary to Government, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.

3.Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission rep. By its Chairman, TNPSC Road, V.O.C. Nagar, Park Town, Chennai - 600 003.

4.Krishna Baskar ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Declaration declaring the provisions of Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Page Nos.1/5

Tenants Act, 2017, particularly Sections 4, 5, 6 to 11, 12 to 29, Sections 30 to 39, 40 and 43 thereof as ultravires, unconstitutional and invalid and consequently quash all proceedings against the petitioners on the file of XIII Small Causes Court, Chennai (Rent Controller) detailed in the Annexure.

For Petitioner :

No appearance For Respondents :

Mr.V.Ravi, Special Government Pleader for R1 Mr.R.Rajesh Vivekananthan, Deputy Solicitor General of India for R2

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.,] Read this in conjunction with and in continuation of earlier proceedings made in the previous listing on 02.04.2025, which reads as follows:

'W.P. No.3442 of 2022 and W.M.P. No.3558 of 2022 M.SUNDAR,J., K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI, J., (Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.) There is no representation for writ petitioner either in the physical Court or on VC (video conferencing) platform (to be noted, this is a hybrid hearing, which is a regular/routine/daily feature in this Page Nos.2/5

Court), with the intention of giving opportunity to writ petitioner and learned counsel for writ petitioner, list this matter again on 03.04.2025 but under the cause list caption 'FOR DISMISSAL'.

2. As regards the writ petitioner, the position is no different today. Though captioned matter is listed under the cause list caption 'FOR DISMISSAL' pursuant to our earlier proceedings, there is no representation for writ petitioner but Mr.V.Ravi, learned Special Government Pleader for R1 and Mr.R.Rajesh Vivekananthan, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India for R2 are before this Court.

3. In the light of the narrative thus far, captioned main WP and captioned Writ Miscellaneous Petition (WMP) thereat are dismissed for default/non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. (M.S.,J.) (K.G.T.,J.) 03.04.2025 Index : Yes / No mmi Page Nos.3/5

To 1.The Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.

3.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, TNPSC Road, V.O.C. Nagar, Park Town, Chennai - 600 003.

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