M/S.Eicher Motors Limited v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 17.07.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU and WMP Nos.6656 & 6660 of 2022 and 4035 of 2023 M/s.Eicher Motors Limited Regd. Office at 3rd Floor, Select Citywalk, A-3, District Centre, Saket, New Delhi 110017.

Manufacturing Unit at Plot No.G121 and 122, SIPCOT Industrial Park, Vallam-Vadagal Pondur Post, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram District 602 105.

.. Petitioner -vs1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Public Works Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

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

3. The District Collector, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram District.

5. The Tahsildar, Sriperumbudur Taluk,

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

7. The Junior Engineer, P.W.D., W.R.D.,

8. The Assistant Engineer, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Section, Sriperumbudur, .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records culminating in the impugned order in Form III dated 04.03.2022 issued by the 8th respondent and consequently to quash the same. For the Petitioner :

Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan Senior Counsel for M/s.King and Partridge

For the Respondents :

Mrs.R.Anitha, Special Government Pleader, for RR 1 to 5 Mrs.Sudharsana Sundar for R-6 * * * * *

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) We have heard Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, Mrs.R.Anitha learned Special Government Pleader, for the respondents 1 to 5 and Mrs.Sudharsana Sundar, learned counsel for respondent no.6.

2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the SIPCOT/ respondent no.6 that on 03.07.2023, a letter has been issued to the Government for handing over the possession of part of the land known as water channel. It is for the Government to take steps.

3. The learned Special Government Pleader accepts that such a communication has been received by the State authority and a formal order is required to be passed. After the formal order is passed, the grievance against the petitioner would not subsist.

In view of this, the writ petition stands disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

(S.V.G., CJ.) (P.D.A., J.) 17.07.2023 Index : yes/no : Yes/No sra To:

1. The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

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

3. The District Collector, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram District.

5. The Tahsildar, Sriperumbudur Taluk,

6. The Junior Engineer, P.W.D., W.R.D.,

7. The Assistant Engineer, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Section, Sriperumbudur,

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND P.D.AUDIKESAVALU, J.

(sra) 17.07.2023