Petitioners filed writ petitions seeking a direction to establish a Real Estate Regulatory Authority and an Adjudication Officer under the RERA Act 2016. The Court held that the prayer became infructuous and dismissed the petitions as such.
Petitions dismissed as infructuous; connected miscellaneous petitions closed; no costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 16.11.2021
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY
W.P.NOS.28731 & 28732 OF 2017 AND W.M.P.NOS.30907 & 30908 OF 2017
A.Joseph stanely
...Petitioner in W.P.No.28731 of 2017
Lavanya Prasad
...Petitioner in W.P.No.28732 of 2017
Vs
... Respondents in WPs
Common Prayer Writ Petition filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India, prayed for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, seeking to direct the respondents 2 and 3 to take into account the representation of the petitioner dated 24.10.2017 and establish a Real Estate Regulatory Authority as contemplated under Section 20(1) and an Adjudication Officer as contemplated under Section 71 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016, within a time framed by this Court.
In both WPs For Petitioner : Mr.L.G.Sahadevani For R2 & R3 : Mr.V.Nanmaran Additional Government Pleader
ORDER
When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the prayer sought for in these Writ Petitions have become infructuous.
2.Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, these Writ Petitions are dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. No costs.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS-IV)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
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To:
+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.59512
W.P.Nos.28731 & 28732 of 2017 and W.M.P.Nos.30907 & 30908 of 2017
KSM(CO) RLP(02/12/2021)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the prayer to direct respondents to establish a Real Estate Regulatory Authority and an Adjudication Officer under the RERA Act 2016 is now infructuous.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
A.Joseph stanely
Lavanya Prasad
Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Nirman Bhavan, Moulana Azadh Road, New Delhi
Chief Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai
Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu, Housing and Urban Development, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai
KRISHNAN RAMASAMY
As recorded by the court registry
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