Judgment 1. Writ Petition is filed praying to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring the Tamil Nadu Municipalities Television Cables Installation Regulation Rules 2000 framed by the second respondent and notified in G.O.Ms.No.58, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAIV), dated 4.5.2000 as ultravires illegal and invalid so far as the Petitioner is concerned and directing the respondents to issue appropriate directions to the Commissioner/Executive Authorities of the Municipalities and Village Panchayats to exercise their powers only in accordance with the law. 2. The Tamil Nadu Municipalities Television Cables Installation Regulation Rules 2000 notified in G.O.Ms.No.58, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAIV), dated 4.5.2000 is under challenge. 3. Earlier the verysame provision was challenged in a batch of writ petitions in W.P.Nos.8099 to 8105 of 2003 (E.Gurusamy - vs. -The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St. George, Chennai and two others) and dismissed on 7.6.2011, following the earlier order dated 29.10.2003, passed in W.P.No.2812 of 2003 batch (K.Senthilkumar v. - State of Tamil Nadu and others) wherein the vires of the Act was challenged and the writ petitions were dismissed. 4. In view of the earlier decision as above, the present writ petition fails and is dismissed. No costs.