The High Court of Madras disposed of a writ petition challenging the rejection of the petitioner's application for a post due to an initially missing deposit. The respondent authority confirmed the deposit had been accepted, rendering the petitioner's challenge academic.
No costs. The Writ Petition is disposed and the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 19.11.2019
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU
W.P. No. 22388 of 2019 and W.M.P. No. 21724 of 2019
J. Ananthan ... Petitioner
-vs-
1. Union of India,
Rep by its Secretary to the Government of India, The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, No. 116, A Wing, Shasthri Bawan, New Delhi – 110001.
Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV (TACTV) Corporation Limited., Dugar Towers, 6th Floor, 123, Marshal Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV (TACTV) Corporation Limited., Dugar Towers, 6th Floor, 123, Marshal Road, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
Mandamus, calling for the entire record pertaining to the impugned order passed by the Fourth Respondent in Letter No.6624/TACTV-4/2018 dated 09.07.2019 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct, the Respondents to accept the Petitioner's application/representation dated 11.07.2019 to participate in the tender.
For Petitioner : Mr. P.M. Vishnuvarthanan For Respondents: Mr. R. Venkatesh Government Advocate for R1 Mr. S.Gunasekaran for R2 to R5.
O R D E R
Heard Mr. P.M. Vishnuvarthanan, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. R. Venkatesh, Learned Government Advocate for the First Respondent and Mr. S.Gunasekaran, Learned Counsel for the Second to Fifth Respondents, and perused the materials placed on record, apart from the pleadings of the parties.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar (CS-III)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
kv/arb
To
W.P. No. 22388 of 2019
GP(CO) GN(03/01/2020)
1 issue framed by the court
Wether the rejection of the Petitioner's application for the post of Digital Signal Distributor due to non-submission of security deposit, which was subsequently paid, warrants continuation of writ pr
J. Ananthan
Union of India
The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV (TACTV) Corporation Limited.
The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV (TACTV) Corporation Limited.
The Sub Collector, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV (TACTV) Corporation Limited.
The Deputy Manager/Special Tahsildar, Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV (TACTV) Corporation Limited.
P.D. AUDIKESAVALU
As recorded by the court registry
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