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2006 DIGILAW 3398 (MAD)

Eveready Industries India Ltd. , rep. by Khivaraj Tech Park (P) Ltd. v. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority & Another

2006-12-08

P.SATHASIVAM, S.TAMILVANAN

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Judgment :- (Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Declaration for the reasons mentioned therein.) P. Sathasivam, J. The petitioner company has approached this Court to declare that the amendment Section 6 (2)(xii-a) 81(2)(jj) of Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board Act are ultra vires, unconstitutional, arbitrary and colourable exercise of power and consequently forbearing the second respondent from insisting the payment of infrastructure and improvement charges through the 1st respondent for issuing planning permission, which are not permissible in law. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that pursuant to the interim order of this Court dated 01.08.2006 in M.P.No.1 of 2006 in the writ petition, the petitioner company has furnished bank guarantee towards the demand. 4. In view of the same, we are of the view that there is no need to go into the relief claimed in the writ petition. It is further made clear that if there is any violation/deviation, the 2nd respondent is free to take appropriate action including forfeiting the bank guarantee. It is needless to mention that before any action being taken, the petitioner is to be heard and opportunity should be afforded to them. With the above observation, the writ petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected WPMP.is closed.