Ku.Ka.Selvam, v. The Speaker,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 12.08.2020 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.A.P.SAHI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.No.24161 of 2017 and W.M.P.Nos.25504, 25505 and 29450 of 2017 Ku.Ka.Selvam Member of Legislative Assembly, Thousand Lights Constituency, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Fort St. George, Chennai - 6000 009.

... Petitioner vs.

1.The Speaker, Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Secretary, Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

3.Privileges Committee, Rep. by its Chairman, Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

4.V.Jayaraman Chairman, Privileges Committee, Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

... Respondents Prayer : Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying Writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the impugned reference dt. 19.7.2017 in Serial No.9 of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Bulletin No.37 dt. 19.7.2017 made by the 1st respondent to the 3rd respondent against the petitioner regarding Gutka issued and consequential notice

personal appearance No.10100/2017-4 SaPaSe (Sa-Mu-3) dt. 28.8.2017 issue by the 2nd respondent by referring to the decision said to have been made by the 3rd respondent in the meeting held on 28.8.2017, presided over by the 4th respondent and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Shanmughasundaram Senior Counsel for M/s.S.Manuraj For Respondents : Mr.Vijay Narayan Advocate General assisted by (1)Mr.S.R.Rajagopal Addl. Advocate General (2)Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan State Government Pleader for Respondent No.2 : Mr.A.L.Somayaji Special Senior Counsel assisted by Mr.K.Gowtham Kumar for Respondent Nos.3 and 4

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Mr.R.Shanmughasundaram, learned Senior Counsel points out that no instructions, in spite of intimation, have been received from petitioner herein Mr.Ku.Ka.Selvam and a Memo dated 10.8.2020 to that effect has been filed.

In view of the aforesaid statement made by the learned Senior Counsel on instructions and the Memo, the said writ petition is dismissed for want of instructions. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.25504, 25505 and 29450 of 2017 are closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sasi

To 1.The Speaker, Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Secretary, Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

3.The Chairman, Privileges Committee, Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

W.P.No.24161 of 2017 A.SK(20/08/2020)