Petition challenged a Government Order fixing cinema admission rates under Tamil Nadu statutes. Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous due to efflux of time, rendering the relief sought inoperative.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 06.12.2021
CORAM:
The Hon'ble Mr.Justice Krishnan Ramasamy
W.P.No.5463 of 2017
The Tamil Nadu Film Exhibitors Association, DR Malligai, No.2(Old No.16), Poes Road, III Street, Teynampet, Chennai – 600 018.
...Petitioner
Vs
The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.
...Respondent
Prayer: Writ Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records in G.O.(D) No.7 dated 03.01.2017 and quash the same and consequently directing the respondent to revise the rates of admission into cinema theatres as per Rule 83(1)(d) of the Tamil Nadu Cinema (Regulation) Rules, 1957.
For Petitioner : Mr.Nithyaesh Nataraj M/S.Nithyaesh and Vaibhav For Respondent : Mrs.C.Meera Arumugam Additional Government Pleader
O R D ER
The relief sought for in the present writ petition is to quash the G.O.(D).No.7 dated 03.01.2017 and to direct the respondent to revise the rates of admission into cinema theatres as per Rule 83(1)(d) of the Tamil Nadu Cinema (Regulation) Rules, 1957.
writ petition has become infructuous and there is nothing survives for adjudication.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
sp/jd
To
The Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.
+1 CC to The Government Pleader sr 64813.
W.P.No.5463 of 2017
SSU(CO) SP(27/12/2021)
3 provisions across 3 enactments
The Tamil Nadu Film Exhibitors Association
The State of Tamil Nadu
Krishnan Ramasamy
As recorded by the court registry
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