K.Venkateswara Rao, v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :05.12.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE W.P.Nos.26346 to 26350 of 2017 & M.P.Nos.28004 to 28008 of 2017 K.Venkateswara Rao ...

Petitioner in W.P.No.26346 of 2017 Kotteswari ... Petitioner in W.P.No.26347 of 2017 Kotteswari ... Petitioner in W.P.No.26348 of 2017 Kurshid Bee ... Petitioner in W.P.No.26349 of 2017 1.Angayar Kanni (deceased) 2.Mageswari 3.Abirami 4.Rajeswari 5.Yamunadevi 6.Sakthivel ... Petitioner in W.P.No.26350 of 2017 (P2 to P6 are substituted as LRs of the deceased sole Petitioner as per order dated 19.11.2019 made in WMP.No.28489 of 2019 in W.P.No.26350 of 2017) Vs 1.The Secretary to the Government, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of HR & CE, Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai - 34.

3.The Executive Officer/Deputy Commissioner, Arulmighu Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane, Chennai - 600 005.

... Respondents in all W.Ps

COMMON PRAYER: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking for an issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct the first respondent to number the petition's appeals all dated 05.09.2017 along with stay petitions all dated 18.09.2017 and also to hear and pass orders in his stay petition within the stipulated time.

For Petitioners in all W.Ps.

: Mr.V.Raghupathi For Respondents 1 & 2 in all W.Ps.

: Mr.M.Maharaja, Special Government Pleader For Respondent 3 in all W.Ps. : Mr.A.K.Sriram for M/s.A.S.Kailasam & associates.

COMMON ORDER These writ petitions have been filed to direct the first respondent to number the petitioners' revisions all dated 05.09.2017 along with stay petitions all dated 18.09.2017 and also to hear and pass orders.

2.

The prayer sought for in these writ petitions have now become infructuous, in view of the fact that the revisions filed by the petitioners have already been numbered in R.P.Nos.14 to 18 of 2018.

3.

Since the revisions have already been numbered, nothing survives for adjudication in these writ petitions. However, the first respondent is directed to dispose of R.P.Nos.14 to 18 of 2018 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order.

4.

With the aforesaid direction, these writ petitions are disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nl

To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of HR & CE, Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai - 34.

3.The Executive Officer/Deputy Commissioner, Arulmighu Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane, Chennai - 600 005.

+1cc to M/s.A.S.Kailasam & Associates, Advocate SR.No.101570 +1cc to Mr.R.Thirumoorthy, Advocate SR.No.101599 +1cc to Government Pleader SR.No.102272 W.P.Nos.26346 to 26350 of 2017 BP(CO) GMY(21/01/2020)