Writ petition demanding prohibition of commercial use of divine images dismissed for nonprosecution as no one appeared for the petitioner. No substantive judicial reasoning or decision on the legal propositions. Adjournment order converted to dismissal by default.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 25.9.2012
THE HONOURABLE MR.M.Y.EQBAL, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM
W.P.No.14794 of 2012 and M.P.No.1 of 2012
PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking for the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to immediately prevent the commercial use of the pictures of God and Goddess in any such commercial products and consequently to penalize and forbear the persons who are commercially using the pictures of God and Goddess.
O R D E R
(The Order of the Court was made by Hon'ble The Chief Justice & T.S.Sivagnanam, J.)
Today when the matter is called, no one appears for the petitioner. Hence, this writ petition is dismissed for nonprosecution. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also dismissed. No costs.
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Asst. Registrar[Records].
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Sub Asst. Registrar.
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To
1. The Secretary,
Union of India,
Ministry of Human Resource
Development,
North Block, New Delhi.
2. The Secretary,
Tourism and Culture Department,
Fort St.George,
Chennai.
1 CC To Mr.S.Haja Mohideen Gisthi, Advocate SR NO.60166
W.P.No.14794 of 2012 skd[co] gp/8.10
M.Vijaychand
K.Mohamed Faizal
A.G.Sathish ABbudass
The Union of India
The State of Tamil Nadu
M.Y.Eqbal
T.S.Sivagnanam
As recorded by the court registry
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