T.s.kumaraswamy v. Director General Of Income Tax (Inv

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.No.31021 of 2018 and W.M.P. Nos.36183, 36184, 36186, 36189 & 36191 of 2018 T.S.Kumaraswamy ..Petitioner -vs- 1.Director General of Income Tax (Inv), Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry,New No.46, Old No.108MG Road, Nungambakkam,Chennai-34. 2.Principal Director of Income Tax (Inv),Investigation Wing,New No.46, Old No.108MG Road, Chennai-34. 3.Additional Director of Income Tax Investigation,Unit-3, New No.46, Old No.108MG Road, Nungambakkam,Chennai-34. 4.Deputy Director of Income Tax Investigation,Unit-3(2) New No.46, Old No.108MG Road, Nungambakkam,Chennai-34. 5.Deputy Director of Income Tax Investigation,Unit-4(3) New No.46, Old No.108MG Road, Nungambakkam,Chennai-34. 6.Assistant Commissioner of Income TaxCircle-I, No.138/3, LMR Shopping Arcade, III Floor, Salem Road, Namakkal-637 001. .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution ofIndia, praying for the issue of a Writ of CertiorarifiedMandamus, calling for the records in respect of the orderbearing reference F.No.1/court matter/PDIT (Inv.)/2018-19 dated 07.11.2018 passed by the second respondent and quashing the samein so far as it relates to the directions in paragraph 7requiring deposit into the PD account of the second respondentand the directions in paragraph 8 are concerned and consequentlyrestrain the respondents, their men and agents from in anymanner taking any coercive steps that would prejudicially affectability of the petitioner's businesses to perform the respectiveobligations under Government contracts. For Petitioner::Mr.G.Masilamani,Senior Counsel forMr.R.Parthasarathy For Respondents ::Mr.A.P.Srinivas andMr.A.N.R.Jaya Prathap,Standing Counsel ORDER The petitioner has come to this Court questioning the orderbearing reference F.No.1/court matter/PDIT (Inv.)/2018-19 dated07.11.2018 passed by the second respondent and seeking adirection restraining the respondents, their men and agents fromin any manner taking any coercive steps. 2.Mr.G.Masilamani, learned senior counsel appearing for thepetitioner submitted that the prayer in the writ petition hasbecome infructuous in view of the order dated 12.12.2018 passedby the Hon'ble Division Bench in W.A. No.2440 of 2018. 3.Mr.A.P.Srinivas, learned Standing Counsel appearing forthe respondents, agreed to the submission made by the learnedsenior counsel appearing for the petitioner. 4.In view of the above submissions, the writ petition isdismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently, connectedMiscellaneous Petitions are closed. Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vga https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ To +1cc to Mr.A.P.Srinivas, Advocate, S.R.No.4979 GP(CO)CS/29/01/2019 W.P.No.31021 of 2018 and W.M.P.Nos.36183, 36184, 36186, 36189 & 36191 of 2018