Writ petition seeking mandamus to prevent further construction of a cellphone tower. Filed in 2020; with four years elapsed and no appearance by petitioner, the court held nothing survived and dismissed the petition for non-prosecution, also dismissing the connected miscellaneous petition.
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W.P.No.483 of 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 02.01.2024
CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY
W.P.No.483 of 2020
M.Panneerselvam
.. Petitioner
Vs.
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Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 and 6 herein to take necessary steps against the 5th respondent herein from further construction of cell phone tower at No.4/1, Thiruvalluvar Street, Kamarajapuram, Pattabiram, Chennai 600 072.
For the Petitioner : No appearance For the Respondents : Mr.T.K.Saravanan Government Advocate for Respondents 1 & 6 Mr.L.Jaivenkatesh for Respondent-4 Mr.R.Harikrishnan for Respondent-5 No appearance - for Respondent-7 Not ready in notice - Respondents 2 & 3
ORDER
(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)
None appears for the petitioner. We have heard Mr.T.K.Saravanan, learned Government Advocate for the respondents
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1 and 6, Mr.L.Jaivenkatesh, learned counsel for the fourth respondent and Mr.R.Harikrishnan, learned counsel for the fifth respondent.
(S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 02.01.2024 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No
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THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether respondents should be directed to stop further construction of a cell phone tower by the fifth respondent.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M.Panneerselvam
The District Collector Tiruvallur District
The Commissioner Avadi Corporation Avadi, Chennai 600 054
The Deputy Director General Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring (TERM Cell)
The Executive Engineer Tamil Nadu Electricity Board N.M.Road, Avadi, Chennai 600 054
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Sanjay V.Gangapurwala
D.Bharatha Chakravarthy
As recorded by the court registry
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