The High Court of Telangana disposed of PIL No. 278 of 2015 as infructuous, holding no need to issue a writ regarding toll tax levies by the Cantonment Board.
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HIGH COURT FORTHE STATEOF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OFIVARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTYTWO
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEFJUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA AND
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICEABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI
PUBLIC INTEREST LIIICATION NO:278 OF 2015
Between:
Anil Kumar Singh, S/o LateB.A.Singh, aged about 64 yrs., Occ: Social Activistand R/o 12 D, Surya Enclave, Trimulgherry,Secunderabad.
...PETITIONER
AND
The Cantonment Board, Secunderabad,S.P.Road Court Compound, Secunderabad- 500 003 represented by its ChiefExecutive Officer.
...RESPONDENT
Petition under Article 226 ofConstitution of lndiapraying that in the circumstances stated in theAffidavitfiled therewith,the High Court may be pleased to issu'e a writ of mandamus or other appropriateorder or direction particularly one in the nature of a Writ directingthe respondentnot to levy or collect Toll tax within thejurisdictionof the Cantonment area after declaringthe action of the respondent inlevying Toll tax as without authority' illegal,void, arbitrary and violative ofArticles 265 of the constitution of lndia and contrary I the provisions of The Cantonment Act, 2006 in the interest ofjustice.
l.A. NO: 1OF 201S(P|LMP. NO: 441 0F 2015)
Petition under Section 15'1 CPCprayingthat in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of thepetition,the High Court may be pleasedto direct the respondent to forthwithrefrain from levying or collecting Toll tax within thejurisdiction of the Cantonmentarea pending disposalof the above Writ Petition in the interest ofjustice andpass.
Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI.M.S.CHANDRESH
Counsel for the Respondent : SRI.K.R.KOTESWERRAO (SC FORCANTONMENT)
The Court made the following ORDER
THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA
AND
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION No.278 of 2O15
ORDER: eer the Hon'ble tlte Cltief Justice SotLslL CLTondrcL Slr'trma)
Learned counsel for the petitioner is fair enough in
informing this Court that the present public interest
litigation has become infructuous.
The present public interest litigation is accordingly
disposed of as infructuous.
The miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall
stand closed. There shal1 be no order as to costs.
SD/.K.AMMAJI
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
I
,TRUE COPY'
SECTION OFFICER
To
SA BS. .,., \X/
HIGH COURT
DATED:08/03/2022
ORDER
PlL.N0.278 of 2015
DISPOSING OF THE P.I.L
AS INFRUCTUOUS WITHOUT COSTS
v
Anil Kumar Singh
The Cantonment Board, Secunderabad
Satish Chandra Sharma
Abhinand Kumar Shavili
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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