In the High Court of Judicature at Madras

Dated : 13.4.2018

Coram :

The Honourable Mr.Justice T.S.SIVAGNANAM

Writ Petition No.9163 of 2018 & WMP.No.10981 of 2018

V.Saravanan

...Petitioner

Vs

1.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu

State Marketing Corporation Ltd.

(TASMAC), Thalamuthu Natarajan

Maligai, 4th Floor, CMDA Building,

Egmore, Chennai-8.

2.The District Collector, Thiruvallur

District, Thiruvallur.

3.The Senior Regional Manager,

TASMAC, LLA Building, Anna Salai,

Chennai-6.

...Respondents

Prayer:PETITION under Article 226 of The Constitution of India

praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the

respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated

04.4.2018 and thereby restraining the respondents from in any

way reopening the TASMAC bar and outlet No.8726 in door

No.773/4, Balaji Nagar, Thirumullaivayal, Chennai.

For Petitioner :

Ms.G.V.Seetha Lekshmi

For Respondents 1 & 3 :

Mr.P.Arumugharajan

For Respondent-2 :

Mr.R.P.Pratap Singh, GA

ORDER

Mr.P.Arumugharajan, learned Standing Counsel accepts notice

for respondents 1 and 3. Mr.R.P.Pratap Singh, learned Government

Advocate accepts notice for the second respondent. Heard both.

By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final

disposal.

2. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to

forbear them from reopening the TASMAC bar and outlet No.8726 in

door No.773/4, Balaji Nagar, Thirumullaivayal, Chennai.

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3. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 1

and 3 submits that the respondents have given an undertaking

before the Hon'ble First Bench of this Court that they will not

relocate the shops in the old location, which were initially

closed on the ground that they were abutting national highway

and that they will await the orders from the Hon'ble First

Bench.

4. In the light of the said submission, the petitioner need

not have any apprehension that the shop in question will be

reopened in the same location, as the matter is subjudice before

the Hon'ble First Bench. The respondents are directed to proceed

further in the matter after the orders are passed by the Hon'ble

First Bench.

5. With the above observation and direction, the writ

petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected

WMP is closed.

Sd/-

Assistant Registrar(CS VII)

//True Copy//

Sub Assistant Registrar

To

1.The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation

Ltd.

(TASMAC), Thalamuthu Natarajan Maligai, 4th Floor, CMDA

Building,

Egmore, Chennai-8.

2.The District Collector, Thiruvallur District, Thiruvallur.

3.The Senior Regional Manager, TASMAC, LLA Building,Anna

Salai,Chennai-6.

+1cc to Mr.G.V.Seethalakshmi, Advocate Sr.No.27457

+1cc to Mr.P.Arumugarajan, Advocate Sr.No.27644

+1cc to Government Pleader Sr.No.28442

MR(CO)

sm:8.5.2018

WP.No.9163 of 2018 &

WMP.No.10981 of 2018

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