S.Manikumar, J.

Public Interest Writ Petition has been filed for a Mandamus, directing the respondent to reduce the rate of advertisement in Tamil Nadu at Rs. 13.49 per Sq.Cm., for two dailies, ie., Makkal Kural (Tamil) and Trinity Mirror (English), as adopted by the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity, Ministry of Information and Broad Casting, Government of India, New Delhi.

2. Case of the petitioner is that the Directorate of Advertising the Visual Publicity, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi 110 003, has entered into an Advertising Rate Contract Agreement, at Rs. 13.49 per Sq.Cm., with "Makkal Kural (Tamil Daily) and Trinity Mirror (English Daily)", bearing Door No.1, First Main Road, United India Colony, Chennai-24, for a period from 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2018. But, the Secretary to the Government, Tamil Nadu Development and Information (Advertisement) Department, Chennai, respondent herein, vide G.O.Ms.No.116, Tamil Development and Information (Advt.) Department, dated 18.11.2015, has fixed the rate at Rs. 675/- per