S.Jagankumar v. Union Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 12.02.2021 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.No.3093 of 2021 and W.M.P.Nos.3487 and 3488 of 2021 S.Jagankumar .. Petitioner -vs1.Union of India Rep. by its Secretary, The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, New Delhi, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, Ali Ganj, New Delhi 110 003.

2.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamilnadu, Industries Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

3.M/s.State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) Ltd., Rep. by its Managing Director, 19/A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

4.The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Rep. by its Member Secretary, Chennai, 76, Mount Salai, Guindy, Chennai 600 032.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents not to commit any act or omission in the name of infrastructure development or any other name in the SIPCOT Industrial Park Manallur project till the disposal of the Appeal

pending on the file of the Hon'ble National Green Tribunal (South Zone) in Appeal No.32 of 2020.

For Petitioner : Mr.Kanniyappan Elangovan for Mr.N.Ganesh For Respondents : Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan State Govt. Pleader for R-2

ORDER

(Made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) The grievance of the petitioner is in respect of the recent steps taken by the respondents pertaining to the Manallur project of SIPCOT.

2. The petitioner says that the petitioner has approached the National Green Tribunal by making an application for interim orders in which notices have been directed to be issued. The petitioner complains of the tender process initiated by the official respondents. Since the matter is pending before a forum that is authorised to receive it and notices have been issued, the present writ petition is not entertained. W.P.No.3093 of 2021 is dismissed without any order as to costs. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.3487 and 3488 of 2021 are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sra To 1.The Secretary, Union of India The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, New Delhi, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, Ali Ganj, New Delhi 110 003.

2.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamilnadu, Industries Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

3.The Managing Director, M/s.State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) Ltd., 19/A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

4.The Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chennai, 76, Mount Salai, Guindy, Chennai 600 032.

+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.8464 NMI(CO) SM/25/02/2021 W.P.No.3093 of 2021