Writ petition filed under Article 226 seeking prohibition on installation of road arches and signs blocking petitioner's hoardings was dismissed as infructuous when the matter was taken up for hearing.
No costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 12.01.2017
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH
W.P.NO.19396 OF 2003
Lalitha Publicities ... Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Collector of Chennai
Singaravelu Maligai
Chennai – 600 001.
2.The Commissioner
Corporation of Chennai
Ripon Buildings, Chennai – 600 001.
3.Superintendent of Police
Chengalpet District
St. Thomas Mount, Chennai.
4.The Divisional Engineer
Highways Department
Chennai – 600 006.
5.Sign Hans ... Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with a prayer to issue a Writ of Prohibition, prohibiting the respondents herein either from permitting or electing any road arches, traffic signs, police umbrellas, cantilevers, pedestrian crossing, road medians etc., in the city of Chennai and the suburbs blocking the view of petitioner's hoardings.
For Petitioner : Ms.R.Maheswari For Respondents : Mr.P.Karthikeyan Government Advocate
O R D E R
When the matter is taken up for hearing, Ms.R.Maheswari, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
TK
To
1.The Collector of Chennai
Singaravelu Maligai, Chennai – 600 001.
2.The Commissioner
Corporation of Chennai
Ripon Buildings, Chennai – 600 001.
3.Superintendent of Police
Chengalpet District
St. Thomas Mount, Chennai.
4.The Divisional Engineer
Highways Department, Chennai – 600 006.
rsk(CO)
md(14/02/2017)
W.P.NO.19396 OF 2003
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition seeking prohibition on installation of road arches was maintainable when the matter became infructuous.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Lalitha Publicities
Collector of Chennai
Commissioner Corporation of Chennai
Superintendent of Police Chengalpet District
Divisional Engineer Highways Department
Sign Hans
P.N. Prakash
As recorded by the court registry
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