The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking declaration of Covid-19 test results as infructuous, citing the petition's relevance to the first wave of the pandemic as having passed.
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W.P(MD)No.11789 of 2020
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 09.08.2021
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN and
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DURAISWAMY
W.P(MD)No.11789 of 2020
VR.Shiva
... Petitioner
Vs.
Chennai - 600 009.
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to declare the Covid-19 Test results in a time bound manner by considering the petitioner's representation, dated 24.07.2020.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.I.Muthiah For R – 1 : Mr.Veera Kathiravan Senior Counsel for State for Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Standing Counsel for Government For R – 2 : Mr.K.Govindarajan for Ms.Sunita Kumari
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN,J. )
The learned counsel appearing on either side submitted that https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ the Writ Petition has become infructuous since the prayer sought for
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is with regard to Covid-19 first wave.
2.In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar (AD-II)
// True Copy //
/ /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition praying for declaration of Covid-19 test results has become infructuous.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
VR.Shiva
The Health Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
The Director, National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR)
N.Kirubakaran
M.Duraiswamy
As recorded by the court registry
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