Southern Enterprises v. State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :31.01.2019

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.Nos.34979 & 34980 of 2005 and W.P.M.P.Nos.37923 & 37926 of 2005 M/s.Southern Enterprises represented by its Managing Partner D.Dhaya Devadoss No.1A, First Floor, Prasad Street Seethapathi Nagar Velachery, Chennai - 42.

..Petitioner in W.P.No.34979/2005 M/s.Indian Garnet Sand Company(P) Ltd represented by its Managing Director D.Dhaya Devadoss No.1A, First Floor, Prasad Street Seethapathi Nagar Velachery, Chennai - 42. ..Petitioner in W.P.No.34980/2005 -Vs1. State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Secretary Industries Department Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009

2. The District Collector Trichy District.

3. Union of India represented by Secretary Ministry of Steel & Mines,(Mines Department) Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001 ..Respondents in both W.Ps Common Prayer: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the first respondent pertaining to G.O.(3D).No.77 & 79 respectively and to quash and delete condition No.9 contained in the said order

dated 16.08.2005 made therein and direct the second respondent to execute the mining lease deed in favour of the petitioner, without imposing condition No.9 mentioned therein. For Petitioners :

Mr.S.Vennimalai(in both W.Ps) For Respondents :

Mr.V.Jayaprakash Narayanan, Government Pleader for R1 & R2(in both W.Ps) Mr.J.Madanagopal Rao, Senior Central Government Standing counsel(SCGSC) for R3(in both W.Ps) C O M M O N O R D E R The learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioners made a submission that the prayer in these writ petitions have already became infructuous and he had also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. Recording the same, both the writ petitions stand dismissed as infructuous. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

kak Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Secretary, Industries Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

2. The District Collector, Trichy Dist.

3. The Secretary, Ministry of Steel & Mines, (Mines Dept.) Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001.

+2cc to Mr.V.Shanmugam, Advocate, S.R.No.8279 &8280 +1cc to Mr.J.Madanagopal Rao, Advocate, S.R.No.8269 W.P.Nos.34979 & 34980 of 2005 CA(CO) kak(08/03/2019)