Writ petitions seeking mandamus for trade license consideration were dismissed as infructuous by the High Court of Madras. The respondents submitted that the petitioners' shops had been vacated and no pending application for trade license remained, rendering the petitions without practical utility.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 19.12.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN
W.P.Nos.8954, 8962, 8963 & 8967 of 2020 and
W.M.P.Nos.10887, 10894, 10896 & 10903 of 2020
P.Raghunathan .. Petitioner in W.P.No.8954 of 2020
A.Ramesh Babu .. Petitioner in W.P.No.8962 of 2020
K.Kalesha .. Petitioner in W.P.No.8963 of 2020
V.Babu .. Petitioner in W.P.No.8967 of 2020
Vs.
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Common Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st to 3rd respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 10.06.2020.
For Petitioner .. No appearance in all WPs For R1 to R3 .. Ms.P.T.Ramadevi, Standing Counsel
COMMON ORDER
All these writ petitions have been listed under the caption 'for dismissal'. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. A memo
had been filed by the learned Standing Counsel for the 1st to 3rd respondents which as follows:
“I respectfully submit that the petitioners have filed the
above writ petitions praying to consider their representation dated 10.06.2020 for issuing trade license for the shops operated by them. Further on inspection it was noted that all the shops of the petitioners have been vacated and there is no pending application for issuance of trade license.
It is therefore respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court
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to be pleased to dismiss the above writ petitions as infructuous
and pass such further order or orders as this Hon'ble Court
may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”
become infructuous. Accordingly, all these writ petitions are dismissed. No
costs. Consequently, connected writ miscellaneous petitions are closed.
19.12.2024
Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No smv
To
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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN,J.
smv
W.P.No.8954, 8962, 8963 & 8967 of 2020
19.12.2024
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petitions for trade license are infructuous given the shops were vacated and no pending application exists.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
P.Raghunathan
A.Ramesh Babu
K.Kalesha
V.Babu
The Commissioner, O/o. the Corporation of Chennai
The Revenue Officer, Corporation of Chennai
C.V.KARTHIKEYAN
As recorded by the court registry
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