Madras High CourtWP/13792/2017disposed of

M.Viswanathan v. The Principal Secretary To

2018-10-24Honourable Mr Justice R. Mahadevan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.10.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.Nos.13792 and 13793 of 2017 and W.M.P.Nos.14985, 14986 & 14988 of 2017 M.Viswanathan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.13792/2017 M.Gokula Kannan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.13793/2017 Vs 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Police XIX) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai.

2.The Additional Director General of Police, E.O.W.Wing II, Chennai - 600 032.

3.The Competent Authority, Superintendent of Police, Economic Offence Wing - II Units, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.

4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, E.O.W - wing II, Salem District.

5.The Competent Authority, District Revenue Officer, Salem District.

(R5 impleaded as per order of this Court dated 06.12.2017 in W.M.P.Nos.34857 & 34858/2017 in W.P.Nos.13792 & 13793/2017)

6. M.Kuppusamy

(R6 impleaded as per order of this Court dated 01.02.2018 in W.M.P.Nos.1502 & 1503/2018 in W.P.Nos.13792 & 13793/2017) ... Respondents in both W.Ps Common Prayer: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a writ of certiorari, calling for the records in G.O.Ms.No.852 (Home Police 19) Department, dated 28.11.2016 issued by the first respondent and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.N.Amarnath (in both W.Ps) For Respondents : Mr.J.Ramesh Additional Government Pleader for R1 (in both W.Ps) Mr.N.Ramesh for R2 to R4 (in both W.Ps) Mr.K.Selvaraj for R6 (in both W.Ps) COMMON ORDER The prayer sought for in these writ petitions is to quash the G.O.Ms.No.852 (Home Police 19) Department, dated 28.11.2016 issued by the first respondent.

2. Today when the matters are taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, on instructions, submitted that the petitioners seek liberty to place all the grounds before the competent authority i.e., Special Court for TNPID cases, where the cases are pending.

3. Granting such liberty, these writ petitions stand closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar

ms To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Police XIX) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai.

2.The Additional Director General of Police, E.O.W.Wing II, Chennai - 600 032.

3.The Competent Authority, Superintendent of Police, Economic Offence Wing - II Units, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.

4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, E.O.W - wing II, Salem District.

5.The Competent Authority, District Revenue Officer, Salem District.

+2cc to Mr.Selvaraj, Advocate Sr.72494 +1cc to the Government Pleader Sr.73016 W.P.Nos.13792 and 13793 of 2017 and W.M.P.Nos.14985, 14986 & 14988 of 2017 mg[co] srg 19/11/2018