M.Alagarsamy v. The Project Director,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.09.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD and WMP(MD)No.12950 of 2018 M.Alagarsamy ... Petitioner vs.

1.The Project Director, National Highways Authorities of India, Plot No.3, Surya Tower 2nd Floor, 1st East Street, K.K.Nagar, Madurai.

2.The Officer Incharge, Inderdeep Construction Company, Etturvattam Toll Plaza, Etturvattam Sattur Post, Virudhunagar District.

3.The Officer Incharge, Eagle Infrastructure India Ltd., Kappalur Toll Plaza, Kappalur, Thirumangalam, Madurai District.

... Respondents 1/4

PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent No.1 to ensure that educationally qualified and eligible candidates are appointed as Toll Collectors and Toll Attendants in Ettuvattam Toll Plaza situated at Etturvattam Sattur Post, Virudhunagar District and Kappalur Toll Plaza situated at Kappalur, Thirumangalam, Madurai District, as per the schedule III in reference to clause 12 and 13 of Appendix-IV of the prescription of standard made by the 1st respondent while awarding contract to the 2nd and 3rd respondents with National Highways Act on the strength of his representation dated 10.05.2018.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Anand For R1 : Mr.Arul Vadivel alias Sekar For R2 & R3 : Mr.C.Sasi Kumar

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by R.MAHADEVAN, J.) The present writ petition has been filed for a Mandamus, directing the first respondent to ensure that educationally qualified and eligible candidates are appointed as Toll Collectors and Toll Attendants in Ettuvattam Toll Plaza situated at Etturvattam Sattur Post, Virudhunagar District and Kappalur Toll Plaza situated at Kappalur, Thirumangalam, Madurai District, as per the schedule III in reference to Clause Nos.12 and 13 of Appendix-IV of the prescription of standard made by the first 2/4

respondent while awarding contract to the second and third respondents under the National Highways Act, on the strength of the petitioner's representation dated 10.05.2018.

2.

Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the first respondent would submit that much water has flowed under the bridge, by various technological development namely, FASTag services in the Toll Plazas and therefore, nothing survives in the writ petition for adjudication. 3.

Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [R.M.D.,J.] & [J.S.N.P.,J.] 07.09.2022 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes bala 3/4

R.MAHADEVAN ,J.

and J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD,J.

bala To 1.The Project Director, National Highways Authorities of India, Plot No.3, Surya Tower 2nd Floor, 1st East Street, K.K.Nagar, Madurai.

ORDER MADE IN DATED : 07.09.2022 4/4