K.J.Ramesh, v. The Secretary,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 14.02.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI K.J.Ramesh ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary, TRAI, Mahanagar Door Shanchar Bhawan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Old Minto Road, Near Dr.Zakir Husain College, New Delhi-110002.

2.The Secretary, The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, No.116, A Wing, Shasthri Hawan, New Delhi-110001.

3. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd., Dugar Towers, 6th floor, 123, Marshal Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

4.The Deputy Manager/The Special Thasildhar, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation, Subbaiya Muthaliyar Puram 4th Street, Tuticorin-628 008.

5.The Thasildhar, Great Cotton Road, Tuticorin HO, Near Beach Road, Tuticorin-628 001.

6.The District Collector, Palyamkottai Road, PSP Nagar, Korampallam, Tuticorin-628 005.

7.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tuticorin-628 005.

8.The Superintendent of Police, SP Office, Tuticorin-628 101.

9.The Chief Secretary Office, St. George Fort, Chennai-600 009.

10.The DGP of Police, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

... Respondents Prayer :- Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to

consider the representation of the petitioner dated 17.11.2017 and to direct the respondents 3 to 8 not to take any action of any kind against the petitioner as against the DAS license granted by the second respondent on 27.10.2015 to the petitioner in terms of the regulations of the first respondent and in accordance with Cable Television Networks (Regulations) Act, 1995.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.M.Vishnu Varadhanan for Mr.Boominathan For R1 : Mr.S.Jeya Singh Central Government Standing counsel For R2 : Mr.D.Saravanan Central Government Senior Standing counsel For R3 and R4 : Mr.T.R. Annie Abinaya For R5, 6, 7 and 9 : Mr.R.Suresh Kumar Additional Government Pleader For 8 and 10 : Mr. Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the prayer sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous and nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

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To 1.The Thasildhar, Great Cotton Road, Tuticorin HO, Near Beach Road, Tuticorin-628 001.

2.The District Collector, Palyamkottai Road, PSP Nagar, Korampallam, Tuticorin-628 005.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tuticorin-628 005.

4.The Superintendent of Police, SP Office, Tuticorin-628 101.

5.The Chief Secretary Office, St. George Fort, Chennai-600 009.

6.The DGP of Police, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

B.PUGALENDHI,J tta Dated: 14.02.2024