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A.Balachandran v. Union Of India

2026-01-23Honourable Mr Justice M.Dhandapani4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 23.01.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI in W.P.No.1489 of 2026 A.Balachandran ... Petitioner Vs.

1.Union of India, Rep.by the Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, New Delhi-110 001.

2.The Chairman, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Tel Bhavan, Dehradun, PIN-648 003.

3.The Executive Director/Asset Manager, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Cauvery Asset, Karaikal-609 604.

Pondicherry Union Territory.

4. The Chief General Manager-in-charge, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, O/o Incharge Corporate Promotion, 4th floor Tower-A, Deendayal Urja Bhawan, 54, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasanth Kunj, New Delhi-110 070.

...Respondents

For Petitioner :

Mr.A.Balachandran (P-IN-P) For Respondents : Mr.S.DilliRaj for R-1 : Mr.Mohd Fayaz for RR-2 to 4 Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to grant interim direction to the 2nd respondent to produce the APAR of the petitioner for the period from 1999 to 2015 for kind perusal.

ORDER

Since the relief sought for in this petition is akin to the relief sought for in the main Writ Petition. Therefore, granting relief herein would be nothing but giving relief in the main Writ Petition which cannot be granted.

2. Accordingly, the present Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed. No costs.

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To 1.Union of India, Rep.by the Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, New Delhi-110 001.

2.The Chairman, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Tel Bhavan, Dehradun, PIN-648 003.

3.The Executive Director/Asset Manager, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Cauvery Asset, Karaikal-609 604.

Pondicherry Union Territory.

4. The Chief General Manager-in-charge, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, O/o Incharge Corporate Promotion, 4th floor Tower-A, Deendayal Urja Bhawan, 54, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasanth Kunj, New Delhi-110 070.

M.DHANDAPANI, J.

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