{"id":233569,"date":"2008-03-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/unique-builders-vs-the-union-of-india-on-28-march-2008"},"modified":"2014-10-13T15:58:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T10:28:14","slug":"unique-builders-vs-the-union-of-india-on-28-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/unique-builders-vs-the-union-of-india-on-28-march-2008","title":{"rendered":"Unique Builders vs The Union Of India on 28 March, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Unique Builders vs The Union Of India on 28 March, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS\nDated : 28-03-2008\nC O R A M\nThe Honourable Mrs. Justice PRABHA SRIDEVAN\n\nW.P. No.31580 of 2007\n&amp;\nM.P.Nos.1 &amp; 1  of 2007 and 2008\n\nUnique Builders \nRep. by Managing Partner \nP. Nalla Samy \nPlot No.1369, 7th Street\nGolden Colony\nPadi, Chennai  50\t\t\t\t\t\t ..  Petitioner\n\t\nVersus\n\n1.\tThe Union of India\n\tOwning Southern Railway\n\tRep. by Chief Administrative Officer\n\tConstruction, Southern Railway\n\tEgmore, Chennai  8\n\n2.\tThe Chief Engineer\n\tConstruction\/South\n\tSouthern Railway\n\tEgmore, Chennai  8\n\n3.\tThe Deputy Chief Engineer\n\tConstruction\/GC\n\tSouthern Railway\n\tMadurai\t\t\t\t      \t\t..  Respondents\n\nPRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records of the 2nd respondent pertaining to the impugned notice No.W.148\/DG-MDU\/22\/CN dated 20-09-2007 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to return the performance guarantee and security deposit furnished by the petitioner in connection with AGT.No.90.CN\/07 dated 24-05-2007.\nPRABHA SRIDEVAN,J.\nglp\n\n \n\t\tFor Petitioner    :  Mr. G. Jeremiah\n\n \t\t\t\t  ORDER \n<\/pre>\n<p>\tThe learned counsel for the petitioner has made an endorsement to the effect that the writ petition may be dismissed as the same has become infructuous.   Recording  the same, the  writ petition is dismissed as the same has become infructuous. No costs. The connected miscellaneous petitions are also dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>glp<\/p>\n<p>To<\/p>\n<p>1.\tThe Union of India<br \/>\n\tOwning Southern Railway<br \/>\n\tRep. by Chief Administrative Officer<br \/>\n\tConstruction, Southern Railway<br \/>\n\tEgmore, Chennai  8<\/p>\n<p>2.\tThe Chief Engineer<br \/>\n\tConstruction\/South<br \/>\n\tSouthern Railway<br \/>\n\tEgmore, Chennai  8<\/p>\n<p>3.\tThe Deputy Chief Engineer<br \/>\n\tConstruction\/GC<br \/>\n\tSouthern Railway<br \/>\n\tMadurai<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court Unique Builders vs The Union Of India on 28 March, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated : 28-03-2008 C O R A M The Honourable Mrs. Justice PRABHA SRIDEVAN W.P. No.31580 of 2007 &amp; M.P.Nos.1 &amp; 1 of 2007 and 2008 Unique Builders Rep. by Managing Partner P. 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