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Sunkara Appa Rao Memorail Edun v. 1.Council Of Architecture Rep.

2018-01-29Honourable Mr Justice R. Mahadevan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29.01.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.Nos.36547 of 2003 and 6405 of 2004 and W.M.P.Nos.44403, 516, 7554 and 8887 of 2004 W.P.No.36547 of 2003:

Sunkara Appa Rao Memorial Educational Society, Rep. by its Vice President, M.Jitendra, H.No.8-14, Vikas Shagar, Dilsukh Nagar, Hyderabad.

... Petitioner versus

1. Council of Architecture Rep. by its Registrar, India Habitat Centre, Core 6A, I floor, Lodhi Road,

2. All India Council for Technical Education (A statutory Body of the Government of India) Indira Gandhi Sport Complex, I.P.Estate, New Delhi - 110 002.

3. All India Council for Technical Education (A statutory Body of the Government of India) Block No.5, Bharathi Bhavan, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034.

... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of certiorari, to call for the public notice in Advertisement No.AICTE/UG-12/2003 of the 2nd respondent published in the newspaper, The Hindu dated 07.12.2003 and quash the same so far as it purports to interfere with the establishment, administration and running of the Architectural College by the petitioner Society as the same is governed by the Architects Act 1972 and its regulations.

W.P.No.6405 of 2004:

Solomon Member-Tamil Nadu Chapter Indian Institute of Architects No.49/2, Kavignar Bharadidasan Road, Chennai - 600 018.

... Petitioner versus

1. The Secretary (Education) Ministry of Human Resource Development,

2. The Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs,

3. The Joint Secretary, Ministry of Law Justice & Company Affairs, Shastri Bhavan, Haddows Road, Chennai - 600 006.

... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for the issuance of writ of Declaration, to declare that the first respondent is incompetent to give legal opinion much less in contravention of the advice/opinion of the Attorney General of India, which is a constitutional exercise under Article 76(2) of the Constitution of India and consequentially hold the communication of the 1st respondent in No.F-17-11-2003 TS IV dated 08.03.2004 as illegal and unconstitutional.

For Petitioner :

M/s.S.Ganesh For R1 :

M/s.N.Ramesh For R2 and R3 :

M/s.A.L.Gandhimathi COMMON ORDER When the matters were taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned counsels for the respondents submitted that the relief sought for in these writ petitions have become infructuous and hence, nothing survives for adjudication.

2. Recording the said submission, the writ petitions are closed.

No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-viii) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ogy To

1. The Registrar, Council of Architecture India Habitat Centre, Core 6A, I floor, Lodhi Road,

2. All India Council for Technical Education (A statutory Body of the Government of India) Indira Gandhi Sport Complex, I.P.Estate, New Delhi - 110 002.

3. All India Council for Technical Education (A statutory Body of the Government of India) Block No.5, Bharathi Bhavan, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034.

4. The Secretary (Education) Ministry of Human Resource Development,

5. The Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs,

6. The Joint Secretary, Ministry of Law Justice & Company Affairs, Shastri Bhavan, Haddows Road, Chennai - 600 006.

W.P.Nos.36547 of 2003 and 6405 of 2004 RR(CO) TR(14/03/2018)