The petitioner sought a writ of certiorari to quash an NOC granted for installing a petroleum retail outlet on government land. The court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn by the petitioner on instructions.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 03.01.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY
W.P.No.4006 of 2018 and
W.M.P.Nos.4931 and 4932 of 2018
A. Raju ... Petitioner
Versus
1. The Regional Officer, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Regional Office, C-1 A, Rajaji Bhavan, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090.
2. The Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives, Shastri Bhavan, Chennai.
3. The Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives, Petroleum and Explosive Safety, Organization (PESO) Sivakasi, Sub Circle Officers, Sivakasi, 261, Virudhunagar Road, Thriuthangal, Virudhanagar District.
4. The District Collector, Nagapattinam.
5. District Revenue Officer and Additional District Magistrate Collectorate,
Nagapattinam.
6. The General Manager (Retail) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., No.15 th Main Road, Ranganathan Garden, Chennai-600 040.
7. The Territory Manager (Retail) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Karur-639 002.
8. Thiru.Feroz Ahamed
9. Indian Oil Corporation Limited,
Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu- 620018.
10. Indian Oil Corporation Limited,
Chennai Divisional Office, 500, Anna Salai, Teynampet,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 035.
R9, R10 Suo Motu impleaded vide order dated 26.11.2021 made in WP.4006 of 2018.
... Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for the issuance of Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of the 5 th respondent in proceedings RC No.19445/C-3/2012 dated 27.09.2013 granting no objection certificate under rule 144(1) of Petroleum Rules 2000 in favour of 6 th and 7 th respondents for installation of petroleum retail outlet abutting on right side boundary of NH45-A (ChidambaramSirkazhi section) at 120/2KM in S.No.57/2B2 Gopalasamudram village, Kollidam, Sirkazhi Taluk, Nagapattinam District of the land belonging to 8 th respondent and quash the same.
For Petitioner : M/S.P.Kannan For R1 to R3 : No Appearance For R4 and R5 : Mrs.C.Meera Arumugam Additional Government Pleader For R6 and R7 : Mr.M.Vijayan for M/S.King & Patridge For R8 : Mr.L.G.Sahadevan For R9 and R10 : Mr.Abdul Saleem
O R D E R
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that he has got instruction from his client to withdraw the Writ Petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.
2. In view of the above submission and endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, liberty is granted to withdraw this Writ Petition.
3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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SUB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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1. The Regional Officer, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Regional Office, C-1 A, Rajaji Bhavan, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090.
2. The Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives, Shastri Bhavan, Chennai.
3. The Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives, Petroleum and Explosive Safety, Organization (PESO) Sivakasi, Sub Circle Officers, Sivakasi, 261, Virudhunagar Road, Thriuthangal, Virudhanagar District.
4. The District Collector, Nagapattinam.
5. District Revenue Officer and Additional District Magistrate Collectrate,
Nagapattinam.
6. The General Manager (Retail) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., No.15 th Main Road, Ranganathan Garden, Chennai-600 040. 7. The Territory Manager (Retail) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Karur-639 002.
8. Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Oil and Natural Gas Company in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 3 rd Floor, No.B, Trichy Area Office and Divisional Office, Triveni, 35, Shastri Road, Thillai Nagar, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu- 620018.
9. Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Chennai Divisional Office, 500, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 035.
W.P.No.4006 of 2018 and W.M.P.Nos.4931 and 4932 of 2018
nk[co] srg 24/01/2022
1 provisions across 1 enactments
A. Raju
The Regional Officer, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
The Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives
The District Collector, Nagapattinam
KRISHNAN RAMASAMY
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