Madras High Court
I.Mohammedrazvi vs The Telecom Regulatory Authority Of ... on 28 September, 2021
Bench: Sanjib Banerjee, M.Duraiswamy
W.P.(MD)No15275 of 2020
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 28.09.2021
CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
The HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.DURAISWAMY
W.P.(MD) No. 15275 of 2020
and
W.M.P(MD) Nos. 12830 and 15181 of 2020
I.MohammedRazvi
... Petitioner
Vs
1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI),
Mahanagar Door Sanchar Bhawan,
(Next to Zakir Husain College),
Jawaharlal Nehru Marge (Old Minto Road),
New Delhi – 110 002.
2. The Secretary,
Ministry of Electronics Information Technology,
Government of India,
No.6, CGO Complex,
Delhi – 11003.
3. The Secretary,
Union of India,
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology,
Sanchar Bhawan,
No.20, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi – 110 001.
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4. The Joint Secretary (P&A),
M/O Information & Broadcasting,
Room No.552, A Wing Shastri Bhawan,
New Delhi – 110001.
5. The Home Secretary,
State of Tamil Nadu,
Secretariat, Fort St. George,
Chennai – 600 009.
6. The Secretary,
Ministry of Telecom of Information Technology,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Secretariat, Fort St. George,
Chennai – 600 009.
7. The Director General of Police (DGP),
Post Box No.601,
Radhakrishnan Salai,
Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.
8. The District Collector,
Madurai District, Madurai.
9. The Chief Executive Officer (TORF),
The Online Rummy Federation of India,
011/A, Keval Tower,
B.J. Patel Road, Malad-West,
Mumbai-400064,
Maharastra.
10. Virat Kohli (Cricketer)
11. Sourav Ganguly (Cricketer)
12. Prakash Raj (Actor)
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13. Tamannaah Bhatia (Actor)
14. Rana Daggubati (Actor)
15. Sudeep (Actor)
..Respondents
PRAYER: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking
issuance of a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to take action
against the ninth and tenth to fifteenth respondents and online games groups
and parties who are involving Cyber crimes, Scam, cyber bullying, violence,
and xenophobia, illegal Data transport and ensure the safety, security,
defense, sovereignty and integrity, culture of India and protect the data
privacy of people of India on the basis of the petitioner's representation
dated 16.09.2020.
For Petitioner : Mr. K. Neelamegam
For R.1 : Mr. S. Jaya Singh
For RR. 2 to 4 : Mr. K.R. Laxman
For RR. 5 to 8 : Mr.P. Thilak Kumar
Government Pleader
For RR. 9 and 11 : Mr. Sashidhar Shivakumar
For R.10 : Mr. Mani Shankar
Senior Counsel
For Mr.D. Gopal
For R.13 : Mr. V. Karthic
Senior Counsel
For Mr.D. Gopal
For R.14 : Mr. Akash
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ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE] There is no doubt that this petition is fuelled by the petitioner's ambition to propel himself to stardom by questioning the participation of several prominent personalities in certain advertisements.
2. As per the petitioner's personal sense of morality, certain online activities, including games, should not be continued and, the association of the tenth to fifteenth respondent celebrities in advertisements pertaining to such games or activities, is detrimental.
3. It will be open to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authorities that the petitioner deems fit to take steps to prohibit online games or such of the activities that do not appeal to the taste of the petitioner. The present public interest litigation is a waste of time and nothing but an attempt by the petitioner to gain publicity.
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4. WP (MD) No.15275 of 2020 is dismissed. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.Nos. 12830 and 15181 of 2020 are closed. There will no order as to costs.
(S.B., CJ.) (M.D., J.)
28.09.2021
Index : Yes/No
Internet : Yes/No
mrn/lr
Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.
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1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI), Mahanagar Door Sanchar Bhawan, (Next to Zakir Husain College), Jawaharlal Nehru Marge (Old Minto Road), New Delhi – 110 002.
2. The Secretary, Ministry of Electronics Information Technology, Government of India, No.6, CGO Complex, Delhi – 11003.
3. The Secretary, Union of India, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Sanchar Bhawan, No.20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110 001.
4. The Joint Secretary (P&A), M/O Information & Broadcasting, Room No.552, A Wing Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001.
5. The Home Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.
6. The Secretary, Ministry of Telecom of Information Technology, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.
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7. The Director General of Police (DGP), Post Box No.601, Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.
8. The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.
9. The Chief Executive Officer (TORF), The Online Rummy Federation of India, 011/A, Keval Tower, B.J. Patel Road, Malad-West, Mumbai-400064, Maharastra.
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