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N.Sivakumar v. The District Collector

Court: Madras High Court

Bench: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.DURAISWAMY

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Madras High Court judgment dated 2020-12-21. N.Sivakumar v. The District Collector. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21. 12. 2020 CORAM : The HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. DURAISWAMY W. P. No. 19323 of 2020 N. Sivakumar ... Petitioner vs. 1. The District Collector, ... Respondents Vellore District, Vellore - 632 009. 2. The Commissioner, Corporation of Vellore, Vellore – 632 001. Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution st of India for issuing a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1 respondent to consider the petitioner's application dated 18. 11. 2020 for grant of a license to erect the hoardings at the Bus Shelter Opposite Raja Theatre, Vellore Town, within a time stipulated by this court. For Petitioner : Mr. R. Sathia Chandran For Respondents : Mr. Mani Gopi Government Advocate – R1 Ms. V. P. Shanthi, Standing Counsel – R2 ORDER The petitioner has filed the above Writ Petition to st issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1 respondent to consider the petitioner's application dated 18. 11.

2020 for grant of a license to erect the hoardings at the Bus Shelter Opposite Raja Theatre, Vellore Town, within a time frame. 2. Mr. R. Sathia Chandran, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that though the petitioner has given his application as early as on 18. 11. 2020, seeking for grant of license to erect the hoardings at the Bus Shelter st Opposite Raja Theatre, Vellore Town, the 1 respondent has not passed any order sofar. 3. Mr. Mani Gopi, learned Government Advocate, takes https://hcservices. ecourts. gov. in/hcservices/ st notice for the 1 respondent. Ms. V. P. Shanthi, learned nd Standing Counsel takes notice for the 2 respondent and submitted that in view of the order passed by the Division nd Bench of this Court in various Writ Petitions, the 2 respondent is not permitting anyone to erect the hoardings in public place. Further, the learned counsel submitted that in these circumstances, the application submitted by the petitioner will be rejected. 4.

In view of the submissions made by the learned nd Standing Counsel appearing for the 2 respondent that they are not permitting anyone to erect the hoardings in public place, nd I direct he 2 respondent to pass suitable orders in the petitioner's application dated 18. 11. 2020. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. -Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS III) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar Rj To 1. The District Collector, Vellore District, Vellore - 632 009. 2. The Commissioner, Corporation of Vellore, Vellore – 632 001. +1 C. C. to MS. V. P. SHANTHI Advocate SR. NO. 42778 +1 C. C. to MR. S. SATHIACHANDRAN Advocate SR. NO. 42173 +1 C. C. to THE GOVERNMENT PLEADER SR. NO. 42498 W. P. No. 19323 of 2020 UM (CO) UMY (19. 01. 2021) https://hcservices. ecourts. gov. in/hcservices/

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