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Vaithiyanathan.N.v v. The District Collector

Madras HC10 Jan 2025WP(MD)/16614/2022

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Infructuous writ petition (mandamus, Article 226) concerning No Objection Certificate and Bharat Petroleum petrol/diesel retail outlet at SF No.794/2E, Ponnamaravathi West Village, Thirumayam Taluk, Pudukkottai District; District Collector and District Revenue Officer Pudukkottai; dismissed as infructuous on 10.01.2025 by Justice G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN because the outlet had already been issued to the fourth respondent (Dr.A.Alagesan) in 2022; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition W.M.P(MD)No.12027 of 2022 closed.

What did the court decide?

None - the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous with no costs, and the connected miscellaneous petition was closed. ¶27

Vaithiyanathan.N.v Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None - the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous with no costs, and the connected miscellaneous petition was closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether respondents 1 & 2 should be forbidden from issuing a No Objection Certificate for installation of a Petrol/Diesel outlet, and respondent 3 forbidden from permitting respondent 4 to run the retail Petrol/Diesel outlet in S.No.779/11, now SF No.794/2E in Ponnamaravathi West Village, Thirumayam Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

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Court's answer

Recording the Additional Government Pleader's submission that respondents 1 & 2 had already issued the Bharat Petroleum retail outlet to the fourth respondent in 2022, the court held that the prayer sought for in the writ petition had become infructuous.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous, with no costs, and the connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P(MD)No.12027 of 2022) is closed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court, Madurai Bench (Justice G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN, dated 10.01.2025): In W.P.(MD)No.16614 of 2022 (connected W.M.P(MD)No.12027 of 2022), the petitioner N.V.Vaithiyanathan, invoking Article 226 of the Constitution of India, sought a writ of mandamus to forbid respondents 1 & 2 (District Collector and District Revenue Officer, Pudukkottai) from issuing a No Objection Certificate for installation of a Petrol/Diesel outlet, and to forbid respondent 3 (Territory Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation) from permitting respondent 4 (Dr.A.Alagesan) to run the retail Petrol/Diesel outlet in S.No.779/11, now SF No.794/2E, Ponnamaravathi West Village, Thirumayam Taluk, Pudukkottai District. The Additional Government Pleader for respondents 1 & 2 submitted that they had already issued the Bharat Petroleum retail outlet to the fourth respondent in 2022 itself. Recording that submission, the court found the prayer infructuous, dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, made no order as to costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petition.

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W.P.(MD)No.16614 of 2022

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 10.01.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

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W.P.(MD)No.16614 of 2022 and W.M.P(MD)No.12027 of 2022

N.V.Vaithiyanathan

... Petitioner

/Vs./

1.The District Collector, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai.

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2.The District Revenue Officer, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai.

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3.The Territory Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, (Corporate Office), Madurai.

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4.Dr.A.Alagesan

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... Respondents

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PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to forbear the respondents 1 & 2 from issuing No Objection Certificate for installation of Petrol/Diesel outlet and

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forbearing the third respondent from permitting the fourth respondent to run the retail Petrol/Diesel outlet in S.No.779/11, now SF No.794/2E in Ponnamaravathi West Village, Thirumayam Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

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For Petitioner : Mr.G.Sridharan For R1 & R2 : Mr.S.Shanmugavel Additional Government Pleader For R3 : Mr.S.Natesh Raja For R4 : Mr.P.Gunasekaran

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ORDER

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This writ petition has been filed to forbear the respondents 1 & 2 from issuing No Objection Certificate for installation of Petrol/Diesel outlet and forbearing the third respondent from permitting the fourth respondent to run the retail Petrol/Diesel outlet in S.No.779/11, now SF No.794/2E in Ponnamaravathi West Village, Thirumayam Taluk, Pudukkottai District.

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2. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 & 2 would submit that the respondents 1 & 2 has already issued the retail outlet of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation to the fourth respondent in the year 2022 itself.

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3. Recoding the submission, the prayer sought for in this writ petition has become infructuous and it is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

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10.01.2025

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Index : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No am

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1.The District Collector, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai.

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2.The District Revenue Officer, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai.

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W.P.(MD)No.16614 of 2022

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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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Order made in W.P.(MD)No.16614 of 2022

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Dated: 10.01.2025

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