Petitioner sought writ of certiorari to quash an order restricting movement and imposing a Sunday curfew in Tamil Nadu. The Court dismissed the petition as unnecessary due to recent relaxations by the Government, consigning it to records and closing connected petitions.
No costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed; Writ petition consigned to records.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 03.09.2020
CORAM :
The Hon'ble Mr.A.P.SAHI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY
W.P.No.11282 of 2020
and WMP Nos.13757 and 14429 of 2020
G. Manoharan ... Petitioner
-vs-
1. The Government of India,
Rep by the Home Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
North Block,
New Delhi – 110 001
2. The National Disaster Management Authority,
Represented by its Member-Secretary,
NDMA Bhawan,
A-1, Safdarjung Enclave
New Delhi – 110 029
3. The Chief Secretary,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Secretariat,
St George Fort,
Chennai-600 009.
... Respondents
Prayer in WP No.11282 of 2020 : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to isue a writ of certiorari calling for the records relating to order bearing G.O.Ms. No.396 Revenue and Disaster (DM-II) Department dated 31.07.2020 of the 3rd respondent and quash the same in so far as it relates to restriction of movement of persons within the state and sunday curfew as the same is contradictory to the 1st respondent No.40- 3/ 2020/ DM-1 (A) dated 29th July 2020 and violation of Article 14 and 19 (b) (d) of the constitution of India.
For Petitioner : Mr.K. Sakthivel
For R.3
: Mr.V. Jayaprakash Narayanan State Government Pleader
ORDER
( Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice)
Learned counsel for the petitioner clearly states that in view of the recent developments made and the unlock down guidelines as well as the relaxation published by the Government, it is no longer necessary to proceed with this writ petition at this stage.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
G. Manoharan
The Government of India
The National Disaster Management Authority
The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu
A.P. Sahi
Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
As recorded by the court registry
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