S.Shanmugasundaram, v. The Secretary To The Govt.,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.09.2016
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.V.MURALIDARAN W.P.[MD].No.18355 of 2016 S.Shanmugasundaram : Petitioner Vs.
1.The Secretary to the Government, Department of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-110 011.
2.The Secretary to the Government, Department of Industry, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.
3.The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.
4.The District Collector, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.
5.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO), 19A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road, Egmore, Chennai-8.
6.The Chief Executive Officer, AMRL Hitech City Limited, Ghatala Towers, 1st Floor, Avenue Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-28.
: Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to constitute a committee of qualified persons to
inspect and enquire about the transactions made from the year 1997 in the process of the Hi-Tech Industrial Park project in Nanguneri Taluk, Tirunelveli District and the structure and functioning of the companies and private parties involved therein and to file a report, within a time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Neelamegam For Respondents 1to5 : Mr.T.R.Janarthanan, Additional Government Pleader
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.] The petitioner has come up with this Writ Petition under the guise of a Public Interest Litigation, seeking a direction to the first respondent to constitute a Committee of qualified persons to inspect and enquire about the transactions made from the year 1997 in the process of the Hi-Tech Industrial Park project in Nanguneri Taluk, Tirunelveli District and the structure and functioning of the Companies and private parties involved therein and file a report, within a time stipulated by this Court.
2. This Writ Petition has come up today for admission. This Writ Petition does not deserve any merit at all. The prayer is so innocuous and vague. The petitioner has made allegations against few Companies. The said Companies are not before this Court. Further, he wants a Committee to be constituted. If that is so, what is the Committee to be constituted under what law and with what powers, have not been stated. He has further stated that the Committee should comprise of qualified persons. What is the qualification also has not been stated. Where is the qualification prescribed is also not stated. Thus, the petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition only with vague allegations, which results no consideration. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed. No costs.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar SML To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Department of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-110 011.
2.The Secretary to the Government, Department of Industry, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.
3.The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.
4.The District Collector, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.
5.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO), 19A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road, Egmore, Chennai-8.
+1cc to M/S THE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SR .NO.56397 JAM/SS3/07.10.16/3P-7C Order made in W.P.[MD].No.18355 of 2016 Dated: 23.09.2016