Case Note & Summary
The writ petition was filed by M/s. Diamond Graphics, a sole proprietorship represented by its proprietor R. Rajasekar, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner sought a mandamus directing the second and third respondents, namely the Commissioner of Police Traffic, Chennai, and the Chairman of the Single Window Approval Committee, Corporation of Chennai, to constitute and declare the Single Window Approval Committee and to process applications filed under Rule 320 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2023. The first respondent was the Commissioner of the Corporation of Greater Chennai. The matter came up for hearing on 25 February 2025 before a Division Bench comprising Justice S. M. Subramaniam and Justice K. Rajasekar. At that time, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Dr. G. Krishnamurthy, sought permission to withdraw the writ petition and made an endorsement to that effect. The court, upon considering the endorsement, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn and ordered no costs. The legal issues raised in the petition were never adjudicated upon, and the court did not record any submissions or arguments from the respondents' counsel, Mrs. K. Aswini Devi (standing counsel for respondents 1 and 3) and Mr. M. Babu Muthu Meeran (Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent 2). Consequently, no precedents were cited, no evidence was examined, and no determination on the merits was made. The petition was simply dismissed as withdrawn, leaving the substantive prayer unanswered.
Headnote
A) Constitutional Law - Writ Jurisdiction - Withdrawal of Petition - Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 - The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a direction to constitute a Single Window Approval Committee under the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2023. At the hearing, the petitioner's counsel sought permission to withdraw and made an endorsement. The court dismissed the petition as withdrawn without costs. Held that the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. (Paras 1-2).
Issue of Consideration
Whether the court should direct the 2nd and 3rd respondents to constitute and declare the Single Window Approval Committee to process applications under Rule 320 of Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2023.
Final Decision
The Writ Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. No costs.
