A.Santhosh v. The Commissioner

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.06.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR A. Santhosh Petitioner vs.

1.

The Commissioner Greater Chennai Corporation Ripon Building, EVR Salai Chennai 600 003 The Project Director State Highways Department Project Implementation Unit Sardar Patel Road, Guindy Chennai 600 025 Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board No.5, Kamarajar Salai Chepauk, Chennai 600 005 4.

Muniyandi 5.

Kalaiselvi 6.

Paramasivam 7.

Vennila Respondents Page Nos.1/6

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus to consider the representation dated 03.06.2019 to the respondents 1 and 2 made by the petitioner herein and pass appropriate orders within a stipulated time. For petitioner No appearance For R1 Mr. D.B.R. Prabhu Standing Counsel For R2 Mr. T.K. Saravanan Addl. Govt. Pleader For R3 Mr. S. Karthikeyan Standing Counsel

ORDER

[made by M.SUNDAR, J.] Read this in conjunction with and in continuation of earlier proceedings made in the previous listing yesterday (16.06.2025) which reads as follows:

'W.P.No.989 of 2022 M.SUNDAR,J.

AND HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR,J.

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(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 Court) but learned State counsel for official respondents are before us.

2. With the intention of giving opportunity to writ petitioner and learned counsel for writ petitioner, list this matter again on 17.06.2025 but under the cause list caption 'FOR DISMISSAL'. (M.S,J.) (H.C,J.) gya 16.06.2025'

Pursuant to the aforesaid proceedings, captioned 'writ petition' [hereinafter 'WP' for the sake of brevity] is listed today under the cause list caption 'FOR DISMISSAL'.

Mr. D.B.R. Prabhu, learned Standing Counsel for R1, Mr.T.K.Saravanan, learned Additional Government Pleader for R2 and Mr. S. Karthikeyan, learned Standing Counsel for R3 are before us but there is no representation for writ petitioner today also either in the physical Court or on the VC platform (To be noted, this is a hybrid hearing which is a regular/routine/daily feature in this Court). Page Nos.3/6

4.

Sequitur is captioned WP is dismissed for default/non prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. (M.S., J.) (H.C., J.) 17.06.2025 cad Page Nos.4/6

To 1.

The Commissioner Greater Chennai Corporation Ripon Building, EVR Salai Chennai 600 003 The Project Director State Highways Department Project Implementation Unit Sardar Patel Road, Guindy Chennai 600 024 Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board No.5, Kamarajar Salai Chepauk, Chennai 600 005 Page Nos.5/6

M.SUNDAR, J.

and HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J.

cad 17.06.2025 Page Nos.6/6