Crafted Clothing (P)Ltd v. the Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Closed-as-infructuous writ: Madras High Court, W.P.No.10169 of 2011, order dated 13.10.2025 by V. Lakshminarayanan, J. Petitioner Crafted Clothing (P) Ltd. (through R. Jayaraj) had challenged under Article 226 the constitutionality of Sl.No.2(ii) and (iii) of the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Second Amendment) Act, 2010 (Tamil Nadu Act 32 of 2010), notified under G.O.Ms.No.1086 dated 30.12.2010, concerning private service vehicle KA-02-C-3366. Cause ceased because Tamil Nadu Act 30/2023 amended the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1974 with effect from 07.11.2023; writ petition closed, no costs; petitioner free to challenge the fresh amendment or seek revival. Respondents: Secretary, Home (Transport-1) Department, Tamil Nadu and State Transport Authority, Chepauk. Advocates: Mr. Hariharan (petitioner); Ms. C. Meera Arumugham, AGP (respondents).
What did the court decide?
The validity challenged in the writ petition stood overtaken by events: the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1974 was amended by Tamil Nadu Act 30/2023, in force from 07.11.2023, and consequently the cause does not exist anymore. The constitutional question raised in the petition was not adjudicated.