Petition filed seeking quashing of public notices. Court observed that a subsequent petition challenging the policy decision rendered the current petition redundant. Writ petition closed with no costs.
Writ petition closed as the challenge to the underlying policy was subsumed in a subsequent petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 27.01.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
(R5 to R8 are impleaded as per order dated 25.11.2015 in MP Nos. 4 to 7/2015 in W.P. Nos. 27008 and 29806/2015) ..Respondents
Prayer: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records in and connected with the Public Notice No. PS-4/2015 issued from File No.F. No. XVI/13/13/N/PS/CC/2015 dated 10.08.2015 and Public Notice No. PS-5/2015 in F.No. XVI/13/13/N/PS/CC/2015 dated 18.08.2015 by the 4th respondent and all acts pursuant to the same and quash the same, as the same is contrary to the judgment of the Honourable Apex Court and violative of Public Policy and Constitutional guarantees of equality and free trade norms.
For Petitioner :: Mr.Vijay Narayanan, Senior Counsel for Mr.B. Satish Sundar For Respondents:: Mr.Rajnish Pathiyil,SCGSC SCGPC for R1 to R3 Mr.G. Rajagopalan, Addl. Solicitor General, assisted by
Mr.B. Rabu Manohar for R4 SCGPC-GOI No appearance for R5 to R8
O R D E R
In view of the subsequent writ petition filed in W.P. No. 29806 of 2015 challenging the policy decision evolved after the filing of this writ petition, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition. Hence, the writ petition is closed. No costs. Connected M.Ps are closed.
Assistant Registrar(CS V)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
1. The Secretary,
Union of India,
Department of Revenue,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block,New Delhi – 110 001.
2. The Chairman,
Central Board of Excise & Customs,
Department of Revenue,
Ministry of Finance, North Block,
New Delhi – 110 001.
3. The Member, Customs,
Central Board of Excise & Customs,
Department of Revenue,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block,
New Delhi – 110 001.
4. The Narcotics Commissioner,
Central Bureau of Narcotics,
19, The Mall,
Morar, Gwalior – 474 006.
W.P. No. 27008 of 2015
vd(CO) srg(19/02/2016)
M/s. Sri Adinath Traders
Union of India
The Chairman, Central Board of Excise & Customs
The Member, Customs, Central Board of Excise & Customs
The Narcotics Commissioner, Central Bureau of Narcotics
M.M. Sundresh
As recorded by the court registry
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