K.Natarajan, v. The Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI And W.M.P.Nos.16173 and 10939 of 2017 K.Natarajan ... Petitioner in W.P.14933/2017 1.P.Krishnamoorthy 2.S.S.Nagarajan 3.R.Mahalingam 4.N.Elango 5.Moison 6.Paramasivam 7.P.Thangavel 8.D.Natarajan 9.Kannan 10.Shanmugaraja 11.M.Chandrasekaran 12.M.Jegadeesan 13.V.Chandrasekar 14.P.Murugesan 15.VS.Kumar 16.Meivel 17.Rajalingam ... Petitioners in W.P.9946/2017 Vs.

1.The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 'A' Wing Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

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2.M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited, Represented by General Manager, "Dugar Towers", 6th Floor, Old No.34, New No.123, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

... Respondents in both the W.Ps.

Common Prayer:

Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to forbear the second respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioners to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to their intending customers and also direct the first respondent to take action on the second respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Thiagarajan in both the W.Ps.

For Respondents : Mr.Jayaganesh for R1 Mr.M.Rajendiran for R2 Additional Government Pleader in W.P.No.14933 of 2017 Mr.T.V.Krishnamachari for R1 SGSC Mr.M.Rajendiran for R2 Additional Government Pleader in W.P.No.9946 of 2017 2/4

C O M M O N O R D E R The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the relief sought for in these writ petitions has become infructuous and and also made an endorsement to that effect.

2.In view of the above, the writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

02.09.2025 pri Index: Yes/ No Speaking Order: Yes/ No NCC: Yes/ No To 1.The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 'A' Wing Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited, Represented by General Manager, "Dugar Towers", 6th Floor, 3/4

Old No.34, New No.123, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

M.DHANDAPANI,J.

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