C.Rajendra Kumar, v. The Secretary,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.06.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and W.M.P.(MD)No.6560 of 2017 C.Rajendra Kumar ... Petitioner versus

1. The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 'A' Wing Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

2. M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited, Rep. by General Manager, "Dugar Towers", 6th Floor, Old No.34, New No.123, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new Local 1/4

Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioner to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to his intending customers based on the representation of the Tamil Nadu Cable TV General Welfare Association dated 23.09.2016 in which the petitioner is members to the respondents and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Prasanna Vinoth For R1 : Mr.R.Arjuna Rajan, Central Govt. Standing Counsel For R2 : Mr.David Sundar Singh

ORDER

The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that since the network is fully digitalized, the relief sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as 2/4

infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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To

1. The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 'A' Wing Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

2. M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited, Rep. by General Manager, "Dugar Towers", 6th Floor, Old No.34, New No.123, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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