This High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking a mandate for the Greater Chennai Corporation to allow a private club to conduct a boxing championship in a school premises, rejecting the plea based on a prior resolution against private use of such facilities.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 02.02.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM
W.P.No.2033 of 2018
JKM Boxing Club
Rep.by its,
Secretary J.Krishna Moorthy,
Register No.414 of 2014,
No.125/23, Village Street,
Sathuma Nagar,
Chennai. ...Petitioner
Versus
1.The Commissioner,
Greater Chennai Corporation,
Ripon Building, EVR Salai,
Chennai.
2.The Deputy Commissioner (Education)
Greater Chennai Corporation,
Ripon Building, EVR Salai,
Chennai.
3.The Educational Officer,
Greater Chennai Corporation,
Ripon Building, EVR Salai,
Chennai. ... Respondents
Prayer: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grant permission to conduct the state level senior men boxing championship 2018 organised by the petitioner club at Chennai Corporation High School, Chennai Port Trust Colony, New Washermenpet, Chennai from 02.02.2018 to 04.08.2018 by considering the petitioners representation dated 10.01.2018. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Jagan For Respondents : Mr.T.C.Gopalakrishnan Standing counsel
O R D E R
This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to grant permission to the petitioner club to conduct State level senior men boxing championship 2018 at Chennai Corporation High School, Chennai Port Trust Colony, New Washermenpet, Chennai from 02.02.2018 to 04.08.2018 by considering the petitioner club's representations dated 5.1.2018 and 10.01.2018.
2.Heard Mr.D.Jagan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.T.C.Gopalakrishnan, learned Standing counsel appearing for the respondents.
3.The learned Standing counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that the Chennai Corporation has taken a decision and also passed a resolution to that effect, not to permit any private parties to conduct function in the school premises. It is further submitted that the representations of the petitioner club were considered by the respondents and the same was rejected on 01.02.2018. The rejection was also placed before the Court for perusal.
W.P.No.2033 of 2018
KS(CO)
RRK(26/02/2018)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents are obligated to grant permission to the petitioner to conduct a state-level boxing championship in school premises.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
JKM Boxing Club
The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation
The Deputy Commissioner (Education), Greater Chennai Corporation
The Educational Officer, Greater Chennai Corporation
K Kalyanasundaram
As recorded by the court registry
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