W.P.(MD) Nos.20153 to 20155 of 2017 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.01.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU W.P.(MD) Nos.20153, 20154 and 20155 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.16428, 16429 and 16430 of 2017 W.P.(MD) No.20153 of 2017: 1.S.Ravi 2.R.Manickavasagam 3.M.Natarajan 4.S.Ramesh 5.K.Subramaniyan 6.R.Thirivengadam 7.A.Chandrasekaran 8.K.R.Senthilkumar 9.P.Gunasekaran 10.C.Vinothkumar 11.K.P.Thangaraj 12.S.Radhakrishnan 13.K.M.Arumugam 14.A.Nirmala 15.R.S.Valarmathi _________ p. 2 W.P.(MD) Nos.20153 to 20155 of 2017 16.N.Kathiresh 17.K.Sridevi 18.K.Kaliappan .. Petitioners Vs. 1.The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 'A' Wing Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001. 2.M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited, Rep., by General Manager, “Dugar Towers”, 6th Floor, Old No.34, New No.123, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008. .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioners to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to their intending customers and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System. _________ p. 3 W.P.(MD) Nos.20153 to 20155 of 2017 W.P.(MD) No.20154 of 2017: 1.S.R.Chandrasekar 2.K.Jinnah 3.G.Angappan 4.P.Esakkiammal 5.D.Seethai 6.R.Reginald Sundararaj .. Petitioners Vs. 1.The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 'A' Wing Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001. 2.M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited, Rep., by General Manager, “Dugar Towers”, 6th Floor, Old No.34, New No.123, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008. .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioners to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to their intending customers and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on _________ p. 4 W.P.(MD) Nos.20153 to 20155 of 2017 the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System. In W.P.(MD) Nos.20153 and 20154 of 2017 : For Petitioner : Mr.B.Prasanna Vinoth For R1 : Mr.K.Manikandan For R2 : Ms.S.Devasena, Standing Counsel W.P.(MD) No.20153 of 2017: 1.M.Shanmugapriyan 2.S.Baskar 3.K.P.Shanmugalingam 4.M.M.Saravanan 5.K.Balakrishnan 6.P.Manoharan 7.S.Anita 8.K.Rajeshwaran 9.E.Dharmavathi 10.S.Gopal 11.M.Hemavathi 12.D.Badhirinarayanan 13.K.R.Elavarasan 14.S.Kaliappan .. Petitioners _________ p. 5 W.P.(MD) Nos.20153 to 20155 of 2017 Vs. 1.The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 'A' Wing Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001. 2.M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited, Rep., by General Manager, “Dugar Towers”, 6th Floor, Old No.34, New No.123, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008. .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to forbear the 2nd respondent from allotting new Local Cable TV Operator in existing Local Cable TV Operator area and allow the petitioners to provide Digital Addressable System Signal to their intending customers and also direct the 1st respondent to take action on the 2nd respondent and its erring officials for disturbing of implementation of Digital Addressable System. In W.P.(MD) No.20155 of 2017: For Petitioner : Mr.B.Prasanna Vinoth For R1 : Mr.S.Jayasingh _________ p. 6 W.P.(MD) Nos.20153 to 20155 of 2017 For R2 : Ms.S.Devasena, Standing Counsel COMMON ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the respondents and the petitioners would submit that the prayer sought for in these writ petitions has become infructuous. 2. Recording the said submission, these Writ Petitions stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 28.01.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes abr _________ p. 7 W.P.(MD) Nos.20153 to 20155 of 2017 To 1.The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 'A' Wing Shastri Bhavan, Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001. 2.The General Manager, M/s.Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited, “Dugar Towers”, 6th Floor, Old No.34, New No.123, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008. _________ p. 8 W.P.(MD) Nos.20153 to 20155 of 2017 K.KUMARESH BABU, J. abr W.P.(MD) Nos.20153 to 20155 of 2017 Dated: 28.01.2025 _________