Multicity Digital Consortium v. Union of India,

ORDER When the matter came up for hearing today, learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the relief sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous. He has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2.Recording the aforesaid submission and the endorsement so made, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Index :

16.06.2023 NCC : gk To The District Collector, District Collector Office, Karur District, Karur.

B.PUGALENDHI, J. gk

16.06.2023

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.06.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and WMP(MD)No.17429 of 2017 Multicity Digital Consortium Private Ltd., Rep. by its Managing Director K.Raja ... Petitioner v. 1.Union of India Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry for Information and Broadcasting, Room No.116, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 001. 2.The Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Opp. To Ramleela Maidhan, New Delhi – 110 002. 3.The District Collector, District Collector Office, Karur District, Karur. ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to permit the petitioner company to provide analogue signal to its customers, to whom set top box is not provided, until the petitioner's company provide set top box to all its customers like similarly placed Multi System Operators. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Balasubramani For Respondents : Mr.R.Murugappan, Central Government Standing Counsel for R.1 Mr.N.S.Ponniah for R.2 Mr.P.T.Thiraviam, Government Advocate for R.3 *****