Writ petition sought police protection to reopen offices and defreezing of bank accounts to settle customer claims. The court found the reliefs had lost relevance with the passage of time and closed the writ petition, leaving the petitioner free to approach the competent authority.
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W.P.No. 7962 of 2009
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 05.01.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
W.P. No.7962 of 2009 and
W.M.P. Nos.1, 2, 3 and 4 of 2009
Quest Net Enterprises India Private Ltd., represented by its Managing Director
... Petitioner
Vs.
Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,
to issue a Writ of Mandamus (a) directing the respondents to give adequate
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protection to the petitioner company to open its office in the 9th , 10th and 11th
floors and basement office of Rain Tree Place, No.7, Mcnicholas Road, Chetpet, Chennai-600 031 as permitted by the VIII City Civil Court, Chennai to be opened vide I.A. No.10342 of 2008 in O.S. No.4543 of 2008 dated 03.07.2008, (b) directing the 3rd respondent to assist in settling the claims of the customers and (c) direct defreezing the bank accounts of company which are in ICICI, Nungambakkam branch, HDFC, Kilpauk Branch, Axis Bank, Kilpauk Branch and Standard Chartered Bank, Radhakrishna Salai in order to settle the claim.
For Petitioner : Mr. Shanmugasundaram, Senior Counsel For Respondents : Mr. J. Madanagopal Rao [for R1] Senior Panel Counsel.
Mr. G. Krishnaraja [for R2 and R3]
ORDER
The relieves sought for in this Writ petition to (a) direct the respondents to give adequate protection to the petitioner company to open its office in the 9th , 10th and 11th floors and basement office of Rain Tree Place, No.7, Mcnicholas Road, Chetpet, Chennai-600 031 as permitted by
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the VIII City Civil Court, Chennai to be opened vide I.A. No.10342 of 2008
in O.S. No.4543 of 2008 dated 03.07.2008, (b) direct the 3rd respondent to
assist in settling the claims of the customers and (c) direct defreezing the bank accounts of company which are in ICICI, Nungambakkam branch, HDFC, Kilpauk Branch, Axis Bank, Kilpauk Branch and Standard Chartered Bank, Radhakrishna Salai in order to settle the claim.
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Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation : yes/no mjs
To
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Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 001.
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.
mjs
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Quest Net Enterprises India Private Ltd., represented by its Managing Director
Union of India, represented by Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi
The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Chennai-8
The Deputy Superintendent of Police, CBCID, Metro Unit, Alandur, Chennai-16
S.M.Subramaniam
As recorded by the court registry
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