K.Venkatesh, v. The Union Of India, Rep.By The

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE K.Venkatesh ... Petitioner vs.

1.The Union of India, Represented by the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Department of Telecommunications, Sanchar Bhawan, 20 Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg (Old Minto Road), New Delhi - 110 002.

3.The Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra, Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001.

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4.The General Manager, Tamilnadu Circle, 80, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to provide Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Fourth Generation Network to all Districts of Tamil Nadu in accordance with law within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.A.V.Shah For R - 1 : Mr.S.Karthik For R - 2 : Mr.S.Jeyasingh For RR 3 & 4 : Mr.K.Govindarajan Deputy Solicitor General of India

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing for the respondents 3 and 4 submitted that the matter has become infructuous as the cause for filing of the present Writ Petition does not exist.

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2.Recording the above submission, this Writ Petition stands closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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To 1.The Principal Secretary, Represented by the Union of India, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Department of Telecommunications, Sanchar Bhawan, 20 Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg (Old Minto Road), New Delhi - 110 002.

3.The Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan, Harish Chandra, Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001.

4.The General Manager, Tamilnadu Circle, 80, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.

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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM , J.

and DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE , J.

ps ORDER MADE IN DATED : 01.07.2025 5/5