R.Kasthuri, v. The Executive Engineer,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.11.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.14378 to 14380 of 2017

¶1R.Kasthuri ... Petitioner in W.P.(MD)No. 17861 of 2017

¶2S.Dhanam ... Petitioner in W.P.(MD)No. 17862 of 2017 versus

¶1The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Technical Education Division, Madurai.

¶2The Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai.

¶3The Principal, Government Arts College for Women, Nilakottai, Dindigul District. ... Respondents in both W.Ps. Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the entire records pertaining to the communication made by the 3rd respondent vide his letter No.Na.Ka.No.194/E/2016, dated

28.07.2017 and quash the same and consequently, direct the 1st respondent to pass order extending the license for running the canteen in favour of the petitioners on the basis of their representations dated

27.04.2016, 10.06.2016, 22.09.2016 and 05.01.2017. For Petitioner in both W.Ps. : Mr.R.Anand For Respondents : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh, in both W.Ps. Additional Government Pleader COMMON ORDER The petitioners, who were granted with a licence to run canteen in the Government Arts College for Women, Nilakottai, Dindigul District, have made a request for renewal of their licence and have filed these writ petitions as against the communication made by the 3rd respondent vide his letter No.Na.Ka.No.194/E/2016, dated 28.07.2017, rejecting the request of the petitioners.

¶2Today, when these writ petitions are taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that for the very same relief, the petitioners have filed another writ petition in the year 2017 in W.P.(MD)No.7114 of 2017, which was withdrawn by them on 09.06.2023.

¶3Recording the submission made by the learned Additional Government Pleader that the subsequent writ petition in W.P.(MD)No. 7114 of 2017 filed by the petitioners was withdrawn, these writ petitions are closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

28.11.2023 ogy NCC : Yes / No. Index : Yes / No. Internet : Yes / No.

B.PUGALENDHI, J. ogy To

¶1The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Technical Education Division, Madurai.

¶2The Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai.

¶3The Principal, Government Arts College for Women, Nilakottai, Dindigul District.

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