W.Gnanaraj v. Additional Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06.08.2026 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.M.P.Nos.923, 924, 3302 and 3303 of 2023 W.P.No.942 of 2023: R.Nathiyazhagan S/o.Rajenderan No.43, Venugopal Mudhali Street Chinnakavanam, Ponneri Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu 601 204 Petitioner Vs

1.The Additional Chief Secretary Government of Tamilnadu Planning and Development Department Chief Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Special Secretary Government of Tamilnadu Planning and Development Department Chief Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

3.The Managing Director O/o Chennai Smart City Limited (CSCL) 5th Floor, 'D' Wing, Amma Maaigai Ripon Building, Chennai 600 003.

4.Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA India office 16th Floor, Hindustan Times House 18-20 Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi 110 001. [R4 removed from the array of party respondents vide order dated

12.01.2023]

5.M/s Kisan Economics Private Limited Rep by Managing Director 164/4A, Karuppattipalayam Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 637 018.

6.M/s.Larsen and Toubro Limited Mount Poonamallee Road Manapakkam P.B. No.979 Chennai 600 089.

7.M/s.Efkon India Private Limited 1205 12th Floor, Supremus, E-Wing I Think Techno Campus - Lodha Kanjur Village Road, Kanjur Marg (East) Mumbai 400 042. Respondents PRAYER

: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records of the 3rd respondent in Tender notification in C.S.C.L.C. No. 145/2017-18 dated 10.11.2021 subsequent proceeding and quash the same as illegal arbitrary and non est in law and consequently direct the respondents to issue fresh tender notification for Installation of Chennai Metropolitan Area Intelligent Transport. For Petitioner: No Appearance For Respondents: Mr.L.Gokulraj Addl. Govt Pleader for R1 & R2 Mr.A.Arun Babu Standing Counsel for R3 Ms.Preeti Mohan and Ms.R.S.Poornima for R6 W.P.No.3250 of 2023: W.Gnanaraj S/o.Williams, No.67B, Pension Line Cross Road, Karuvatu Mandi, Annathanapatty, Salem 636 002 Petitioner Vs

1.The Additional Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Finance Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai 600 009

2.The Managing Director O/o. Chennai Smart City Limited (CSCL), 5th Floor, D Wing, Amma Maaligai, Ripon Building, Chennai 600 003

3.Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA India Office, 16th Floor, Hindustan Times House, 18-20, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 001

4.M/s. Larsen & Toubro Limited Mount Poonamallee Road, Manapakkam, P.B.No. 979, Chennai 600 089 Respondents PRAYER

: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records of the 2nd respondent in Tender Notification vide C.S.C.L.C. No. 145/2017-18 dated 10.11.2021, subsequent proceeding and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to call for a fresh tender notification. For Petitioner: No Appearance For Respondents: Mr.L.Gokulraj Addl. Govt. Pleader for R1 & R2 Mr.S.Sathish (through VC) for R3 Ms.Preeti Mohan and Ms.R.S.Poornima for R4 COMMON ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) None appears for the petitioners when these matters are called out.

¶2Challenge in these writ petitions is to the tender notification dated 10.11.2021.

¶3Learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the State submits that the tender was already awarded and 75% of the work has also been completed as on date.

¶4In view of the above, nothing survives for adjudication in these writ petitions and the writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J)

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1.The Additional Chief Secretary Government of Tamilnadu Planning and Development Department Chief Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Special Secretary Government of Tamilnadu Planning and Development Department Chief Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

3.The Managing Director O/o Chennai Smart City Limited (CSCL) 5th Floor, 'D' Wing, Amma Maaigai Ripon Building, Chennai 600 003.

4.The Additional Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Finance Department, Secretariat, St. George Fort, Chennai 600 009 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,

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