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S.Malar v. Tamil Nadu Urbanhabitat Development Board

Madras HC3 Jul 2025WP/23882/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Article 226; cable TV connections allotment; Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board; Perumbakkam Housing Board; frivolous litigation; writ petition dismissed; no costs; connected miscellaneous petitions closed; 2025:MHC:1569.

What did the court decide?

This Court, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226, cannot entertain a decision of the Board allotting a certain number of cable TV connections to a particular individual; the Court cannot decide how many connections must be given to each cable TV operator, and entertaining such writ petitions would amount to wasting judicial time on frivolous litigation. ¶28

S.Malar Vs Tamil Nadu Urbanhabitat Development Board — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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2025:MHC:1569

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 03-07-2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH

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S.Malar W/o. C. S Aravanan

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Petitioner(s)

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Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board Rep By Managing Director, No. 5 Kamarajar Salai, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005.

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2.The Superintending Engineer Division-9 Tamilnadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Perumbakam, Chennai 600 119.

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3.The Estate Officer Estate Office 9, Tamilnadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Semmancheri, Chennai 600 119. 4.Tamilnadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd Rep By its Managing Director, “Dugar Towers”, 6th Floor, Old No. 34 New No. 123, Marshalls Road, Egmore Chennai 600 008.

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5.Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India (TRAI) Rep By Secretary Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi 110 002.

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6.RAMACHANDRAN Cable TV Operator, No. 2517 Kannakinagar, Thuraipakkam, Chennai 600 097 Cable TV Operator

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Respondent(s)

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PRAYER

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Call for records of the 2nd respondent in the order dated 02.05.2025 in Ref No. Se.Mu.Ka.En.Ne.Po.Ka-9/03/2025 relating to allots 300 additional connections to the 6th respondent to operation of the Cable TV in Perumbakkam housing board, Chennai and quash and direct the 2nd respondent to allot 150 connections to the petitioner.

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.D.Edwin Yovan Raj For Respondent: Mrs.K.Indumathy Venkatesh Standing Counsel for R1-3

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ORDER

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This writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Se.Mu.Ka.En.Ne.Po.Ka-9/03/2025, dated 02.05.2025 relating to allotment of 300 additional connections to the 6th respondent for nd operating cable TV in Perumbakkam Housing Board and to direct the 2 respondent to allot 150 connections to the petitioner.

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Heard Mr.D.Edwin Yovan Raj, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.K.Indumathy Venkatesh, learned Standing Counsel for the 1st to 3rd respondents.

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The grievance expressed by the petitioner is that she has been allotted 360 connections, whereas the 6th respondent has been allotted 1050 connections to operate cable TV in the Perumbakkam Housing Board flats.

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In the considered view of this Court, this Court, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, cannot be wasting its time on a decision taken by the Board to allot a certain number of cable TV connections to a particular individual. This Court cannot decide how many connections must be given to each cable TV operator. If such writ petitions are entertained, this Court will be wasting its time with such frivolous litigation. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to entertain the present writ petition.

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Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions, if any, are closed.

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Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board Rep By Managing Director, No. 5 Kamarajar Salai, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005.

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2.The Superintending Engineer Division-9 Tamilnadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Perumbakam, Chennai 600 119.

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3.The Estate Officer Estate Office 9, Tamilnadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Semmancheri, Chennai 600 119.

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4.Tamilnadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd Rep By its Managing Director, “Dugar Towers”, 6th Floor, Old No. 34 New No. 123, Marshalls Road, Egmore Chennai 600 008.

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5.Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India (TRAI) Rep By Secretary Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi 110 002.

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