Meenatchi Sundaram v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05.03.2026 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN Meenatchi Sundaram S/o.Ganeshan, No.2/201, Udaiyar Street, Vidaiyur Village, Thiruvallur Taluk, Thiruvallur District-631203 Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector District Collector Office, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer Thiruvallur, 3.The Tahsildar Taluk Office, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District.

4.The District Forest Officer, District Collector Office Thiruvallur,

5.The Deputy Director (Mines and Minerals) Office of Collectorate, Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the 1 to 3 respondents to restrain the illegal quarrying of sand in the Lake in S.No.243 of Vidaiyur Village, Thiruvallur Taluk, Thiruvallur District based on the representation of the petitioner dated 02.02.2026. For Petitioner:

M/s.M.Umma Kulsum for M/s.Aloysius Raja Pragash.M For Respondents:

Mr.E.Vijay Anand Addl. Government Pleader

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the writ petition.

2. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.

(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 05.03.2026 Index :

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To:

1.The District Collector District Collector Office, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District.

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer Thiruvallur, 3.The Tahsildar Taluk Office, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District.

4.The District Forest Officer, District Collector Office Thiruvallur, 5.The Deputy Director (Mines and Minerals) Office of Collectorate,

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.

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