The court directed that the application for registration renewal be reconsidered after due hearing as per regulations.

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs:

“i. To issue a writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, to call for the entire records culminated in Ext.P6 order and to quash the same;

ii. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction, directing the Respondents 1 and 2 to reconsider Ext.P4 application in terms of Rule-8 of the Pre- conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of sex Selection) Rules, 1996 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and to grant renewal of registration within a timeframe as my be fixed by this Honourable court;

iii. To stay all proceedings pursuant to Ext.P6 order pending disposal of this writ petition;

iv. For all the costs of the Writ petition v. For such other and further reliefs, that are deem fit under the circumstances of the case.”

2. While admitting the writ petition on

31.08.2017, this Court issued the following interim order.

“Admit. Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents.

If Ext.P6 order is one issued without notice to the petitioner, in the light of Rule 8 of Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Rules . 1996, there will be an interim direction to the first respondent to pass fresh orders on the application preferred by the petitioner for renewal of registration, within two weeks, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of hearing. If steps are taken to comply with the aforesaid direction, further proceedings against the petitioner under the Act shall be deferred until fresh orders are passed on the application preferred by the petitioner for renewal of registration.”

3. Sri.Mahesh V. Ramakrishanan, the learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the writ petition itself can be disposed of in the light of the interim order issued as above.

Considering the nature of the prayers in the writ petition as well as the interim protection granted by this Court, this writ petition would stand disposed of in terms of the interim order dated 31.08.2017.

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