IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 04-12-2007 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN Writ Petition No.16906 of 1999 S.Shanmuganathan .. Petitioner. Versus 1.The Government of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Secretary to Government Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2.Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority represented by its Member-Secretary, No.9, Gandhi Irwin Road, Chennai-600 008. .. Respondents. Prayer: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Declaration, declaring as unconstitutional, void and invalid, Section 113A of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 inserted by Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1998, in so far as the fixation of the maximum rate of regularisation fee is concerned and also the tables I to IV of the application, assessment and collection of regularisation fee (Chennai Metropolitan Area) Rules 1999 in so far as the petitioner herein concerned. For Petitioner : Mr.K.A.Ravindran For Respondents : Mr.V.Manoharan (R1) Government Advocate Mr.M.S.Govindarajan (R2) M.JAICHANDREN,J. O R D E R
Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner had sought the permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition as not pressed. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.
2. Based on the endorsement made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed. No costs.
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To
1. The Secretary to Government
Government of Tamil Nadu
Housing and Urban Development Department,
Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2.Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
represented by its Member-Secretary,
No.9, Gandhi Irwin Road,
Chennai-600 008.
Writ Petition No.16906 of 1999