Prabhu @ Bullet Prabhu v. The Regional Officer

W.P.(MD) No.6107 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.04.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.ANANTHI W.P.(MD) No.6107 of 2021 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.4748, 4750 & 4751 of 2021 Prabhu @ Bullet Prabhu ... Petitioner -vs1. The Regional Officer Shastri Bhavan 35-Haddows Road Chennai-600 006

2. Thanu Subramanian @ Kalaippuli S.Thanu

3. Mari Selvaraj

4. Think Music India No.25, Mamatha Complex 5th Floor Whites Road, Royapettah Chennai-600 014 ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the entire records pertaining to the impugned certificate Nos.DIS/1/118/2021-CHE, dated 19.02.2021, VIZ/1/124/2021-CHE, dated 17.02.2021 and VIZ/1/126/2021-CHE, dated 19.02.2021 issued by the first respondent under the category "U-Unrestricted Public Exhibition" in favour of the second respondent and quash the same as perse illegal.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Vishnuvarthanan.P.M.

For Respondents :

Ms.L.Victoria Gowri Assistant Solicitor General for R1 Mr.Vijayan Subramanian for R2 & R3 No appearance for R4 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

W.P.(MD) No.6107 of 2021

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J.] Heard Mr.P.M.Vishnuvarthanan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Ms.L.Victoria Gowri, learned Assistant Solicitor General, appearing for the first respondent and Mr.Vijayan Subramanian, learned counsel appearing for the respondents 2 and 3.

2. In the light of the stand taken by the official respondents in their counter affidavit and the fact that the disputed songs and other materials have been changed and the movie has also been released, nothing survives to be adjudicated in this writ petition and the same is therefore dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Note :

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To:

The Regional Officer,Shastri Bhavan,35-Haddows Road, Chennai-600 006.

+1 CC to M/s.P.M.VISHNUVARTHANAN, Advocate ( SR-16160[F] dated 17/04/2021 ) W.P.(MD) No.6107 of 2021 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.4748, 4750 & 4751 of 16.04.2021 RS (06.05.2021) 2P 3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2