A. Jeyaraj v. The Chief Regional Manager

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05.09.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU A. Jeyaraj : Petitioner versus 1.The Chief Regional Manager Hindustan Petroleum Corpn.Ltd., Salem Retail Regl. Off., 1st Floor, KPN Fuel Service, 79, Thiruvagoundanur By-pass Junction Main Rd Salem 05 2.The Dy. General Manager (O&D) Hindustan Petroleum Corpn.Ltd O/o. The GM South Zone, Thalamuthu Natarajan Building 4th Floor, 8, Gandhi Irwin Road Egmore, Chennai 08 3.The District Revenue Officer Dharmapuri Dist., Collectorate Building, Salem Main Road, Dharmapuri 705 4.D. Silambarasan 5.The Secretary General Indian Road Congress, IRC Bhavan, Kamakoti Marg, Sector 6 R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110 022

6.The Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Transport Bhavan, No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110022.

: Respondents (Respondents 5 & 6 suo-motu impleaded as per order dated 10.02.2020) Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to conduct a fresh draw of Lots among the shortlisted candidates who were unsuccessful during the draw of Lots held on 11.01.2017 and to further allot the proposed Petroleum Retail Outlet at Odasalpatti on Kadathur Road Maniyampadi Village Dharmapuri District to the fresh successful candidate.

Appearances :

Mr.V.B.R.Menon, for the petitioner Mr.P.Muthukumar, State Government Pleader, Assisted by Mrs.R.Anitha, Spl. Government Pleader, for the third respondent Mr.S.Shanmugasundaram, for the fourth respondent Mr.B.Sudhi Kumar, for respondents 5 and 6 Mr.Vijayan for M/s.King & Patridge, for respondents 1 and 2

ORDER

(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions of the petitioner, seeks leave to withdraw the writ petition.

2. Leave is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, WMP No.26807 of 2017 is closed. (S.V.G., CJ.) (P.D.A., J.) 05.09.2023 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No tar To 1.The District Revenue Officer Dharmapuri Dist., Collectorate Building, Salem Main Road, Dharmapuri 705 2.The Secretary General Indian Road Congress, IRC Bhavan, Kamakoti Marg, Sector 6 R.K.Puram, New Delhi 110 022 3.The Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Transport Bhavan, No.1, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110022.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND P.D.AUDIKESAVALU, J.

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