IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 17-04-2009 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.P.S. JANARTHANA RAJA WRIT PETITION NO.11502 OF 2003 M.Goutham Chand .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep by its Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-8. 2.The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, 1,Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-8. .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of Writ of Declaration declaring that Rule 19(b) III B and Rule 17(a) of Development Control Rules as ultra vires the Tamil Nadu Town and Country planning Act, illegal, unconstitutional and unenforceable so far as it relates to the demand of security deposit for the proposed development in so far as petitioner is concerned and consequently to direct the 2nd respondent to issue planning permission to the petitioner without insisting on payment of security deposit of Rs.7,68,000/- as per letter dated 03.04.2003 issued by the 2nd respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.DLS.Rajasekaran For Respondents : Mr.V. Manoharan, Govt. Advocate O R D E R The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has become infructuous and he has also made an endorsement to that effect. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2. In view above, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Sd/ Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst.Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-8. 2.The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, 1,Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-8. 1 cc To Mr.C.Kathiravan, Advocate, SR.15807 1 cc To The Government Pleader, SR.15395 WRIT PETITION No.11502 OF 2003 TM(CO) SRA(27/4/2009) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/