The High Court of Madras dismissed a writ petition challenging the legality of multi-level marketing under the Prize Chits Act, as the petitioner filed no representation and failed to prosecute the matter.
Writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED 24.06.2019
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM
W.P.No.21317 of 2005
and WPMP.No.23240 of 2005
AAKAS Gold Vision Marketing Private Limited, Rep. by its Managing Director, T.Sivasankaran ...Petitioner Vs 1. The Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi. 2. The Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 9. 3. The Director General of Police, Kamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 4.
Prayer:- The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Declaration, declaring that the activity of the petitioner in selling the branded and licenced products through its Distributors by using the Multi Marketing system by using the Network/ Referral/Multi Level Marketing system is legal and not in contravention of the
provisions of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (banning) Act 1978 and consequently forbearing the respondents from in any manner by themselves or their subordinates or agents or men from in any manner interfering with the lawful business activities of the petitioner by either freezing of accounts or interfering in the conduct of the seminars and promotional meetings held for the Distributors and prospective Distributors.
For Petitioner : No Appearance
For Respondents : Mr.J.Madanagopal Rao, CGSC, for R1
Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, Spl.G.P., for RR2 & 3
Mrs.G.DJEARANY, G.A.(P), for RR4 & 5
ORDER
When the matter came up for hearing on 19.06.2019, there was
no representation for the petitioner and hence, the Writ
Petition is posted today. Even today there is no representation
for the petitioner. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed for
non-prosecution. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous
petition is closed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CO)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
1. Secretary to Government,
The Union of India,
Ministry of Finance,
New Delhi.
2. The Chief Secretary
to the Government of Tamil Nadu,
Secretariat,
Fort St. George,
Chennai 9.
3. The Director General of Police,
Kamarajar Salai,
Mylapore,
Chennai 4.
Pondicherry 1.
+1cc to Mr.J.Madanagopalrao, Advocate Sr.51557
+1cc to the Government Pleader Sr.52318
+1cc to the Government Pleader for Pondicherry Sr.51519
W.P.No.21317 of 2005
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srg 06/08/2019
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Aakas Gold Vision Marketing Private Limited
The Union of India
The Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu
The Director General of Police
The Union Territory of Pondicherry
The Senior Superintendent of Police
K. Kalyanasundaram
As recorded by the court registry
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