Fun World And Resorts India Pvt Ltd., v. The Principal Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN W.P.No.43461 of 2025 and WMP.No.48629 of 2025 M/s.Fun World & Resorts India Pvt Ltd., Rep.by its GPA Mr.U.Sivanarayanan, Palace Grounds, (Opp to TV Towers), J.C.Nagar, Bangalore 560 006 ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Tourism Culture, Religious Endowments, And Chairman, Tamil Nadu, Tourism Development Corporation, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009 2.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation, Tourism Complex, No.2, Wallajah Salai, Chennai 600 002 3.The General Manager, Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation, Tourism Complex, No.2, Wallajah Salai, Chennai 600 002 4.R.Venkatesan 5.The Superintendent of Police, Chennai City Range, DVAC, Chennai 600 016 ... Respondents PRAYER:

Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India 1/6

praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to properly consider the representations made by the petitioner and duly conduct a fair enquiry in the presence of the petitioner assured before this Court in WP.No.11694 of 2024 and consequently direct them to take appropriate action as against the fourth respondent for violating the service rules and regulations within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Vijay Anand For Respondents For R1 & 5 : Mr.Yogesh Kannadasan, Special Government Pleader For R2 & 3 : Mr.J.Ravindran Assisted by Mr.M.Habeeb Rahman, Government Advocate

O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed for direction to respondents to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner to take appropriate action against the fourth respondent as undertaken before the this Court in WP.No.11694 of 2024 darts 29.04.2024. 2.

The petitioner is conducting India Tourist and Industrial 2/6

Fair organized by the respondents in Island Grounds, Chennai with appropriate approval and licence. While being so, the fourth respondent who was being the Manager of Hotel Tamilnadu and Fair incharge, conducted India Tourist and Industrial Fair, 2020. However, he failed to follow any procedures while advertising about the industrial fair in the MTC buses and he committed several irregularities. Therefore, the petitioner submitted representation to take appropriate action against the third respondent and it was not considered. Therefore, writ petition in WP.No.11694 of 2024 was filed before this Court. Before this Court, on the date of hearing, respondents 1 to 3 stated that they will look into the representation submitted by the petitioner. Recording the said submission, the said writ petition was disposed of by an order dated 29.04.2024. Even then, no enquiry was conducted and as such, the petitioner has filed this writ petition.

3.

On instruction, the learned Additional Advocate General submitted that as per the earlier submission made before this Court in WP.No.11694 of 2024, the complaint was enquired and also referred 3/6

before the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Department. After conducting detailed enquiry, the complaint lodged by the petitioner was closed. That apart, the petitioner has no locus to file this writ petition to take appropriate departmental action against the fourth respondent. 4.

Therefore, if at there is all any personal vengeance or any criminality committed by the fourth respondent, the petitioner is at liberty to lodge complaint before the appropriate authority. As such, in order to initiate departmental proceedings, the petitioner has no locus and if at all any irregularity has been committed by the fourth respondent, the superior officers are there to look into the same. In view of the same , this writ petition is dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 14.11.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order lok 4/6

To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Tourism Culture, Religious Endowments, And Chairman, Tamil Nadu, Tourism Development Corporation, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009 2.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation, Tourism Complex, No.2, Wallajah Salai, Chennai 600 002 3.The General Manager, Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation, Tourism Complex, No.2, Wallajah Salai, Chennai 600 002 4.The Superintendent of Police, Chennai City Range, DVAC, Chennai 600 016 5/6

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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