A.Balakrishnan v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.03.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR Writ Petition No.3581 of 2025 and Writ Miscellaneous Petition No.3965 of 2025 A.Balakrishnan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Housing & Urban Development Dept., Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Additional Secretary (Technical), Housing & Urban Development Dept., Fort, St.George, Chennai. 600 009.

3.The Executive Engineer, Greater Chennai Corporation, Zone VIII, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai 600 030 4.The Assistant Engineer, Division-103, Unit-23, Zone VIII, Greater Chennai Corporation, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai 600 030.

... Respondents 1/4

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus to direct the first respondent to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's application dated 28.08.2024 made under Section 90 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 filed against order of the 2nd respondent made in Letter No.6486831/UDVI(2)2024-3 dated 25.03.2024 and proceedings of the 3 to 5 respondents dated 29.12.2021 made in proceedings No.ZoneVIII/075/20212, by providing opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders therein For Petitioner : Mr.S.Surendran For R1 & R2 : Mr.M.Alagu Gowtham Government Advocate For RR3 to 5 : Mrs.K.Aswini Deviations Senior Counsel for Greater Chennai Corporation

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM,J.) The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the relief sought for in the present writ petition lost its relevance and the cause became vanish.

2. Thus, the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. There shall 2/4

be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition also stands closed.

(S.M.S., J.) (K.R.S., J.) 12.03.2025 ssi Index: Yes Speaking Order: Yes/No To 1.The Secretary to Government, Housing & Urban Development Dept., Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Additional Secretary (Technical), Housing & Urban Development Dept., Fort, St.George, Chennai. 600 009.

3.The Executive Engineer, Greater Chennai Corporation, Zone VIII, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai 600 030 4.The Assistant Engineer, Division-103, Unit-23, Zone VIII, Greater Chennai Corporation, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai 600 030.

S. M. SUBRAMANIAM., J.

AND 3/4

K. RAJASEKAR., J.

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