P.Easwaran, v. The District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 25.08.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU P.Easwaran : Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector Tiruppur District 2.The Sub Collector Dharapuram - 638657, Tiruppur district 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer Udumalpet - 642126, Tiruppur district 4.The Executive Engineer Tamil Nadu Generation and Electricity Distribution Corporation Ltd.

Wind Farm Development Division Kolumam Road, Udumalpet - 642126 Tiruppur District 5.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruppur District 6.The Block Development Officer/Special Officer Kundadam Panchayat Union Kundadam - 638702 Dharapuram Taluk Tiruppur District

7.Watsun Infra Builds Private Ltd., No.25-B, 1st Floor Vignesham Layout Gandhi Nagar - II Udumalpet - 642126 Tiruppur District 8.Siemens Gamesa Revewable Power Pvt. Ltd.

No.334, 8th Floor Block - B The Futura Tech Park Old Mahabalipuram Road Sholinganallur Chennai - 119 : Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing respondents 1 to 6 to remove the encroachment made by respondents 7 and 8 by way of erecting the electrical towers and poles by cutting down the waterways, public panchayat roads situated in the villages viz.

Sadayapalayam, Nandavanapalayam, Semmaegoundenpalayam, Chandrapuram, Navidhanputhur, Ayyappannaickenpalayam, Kasilingampalayam and Eragapatti and all these villages comes under the Kundadam Panchayat Union, DharapuramTaluk, Tiruppur District.

For the Petitioner :

Mr.C.Prakasam For Respondents 1 to 3 &5 :

Mr.P.Muthukumar, State Government Pleader, Assisted by Mr.Karthik Jegannath, Government Advocate For 4th respondent :

Mr.L.Jai Venkatesh For 6th respondent :

Mr.S.Pothiraj For 7th respondent :

Mr.R.Venkatram For 8th respondent :

Mr.S.S.Rajesh

ORDER

(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the Writ Petition.

2. Leave is granted and this Writ Petition is dismissed. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, WMP No.26534 of 2018 is closed. (S.V.G., CJ.) (P.D.A., J.) 25.08.2023 Index : Yes/No tar To 1.The District Collector, Tiruppur District 2.The Sub Collector, Dharapuram - 638657, Tiruppur district 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Udumalpet - 642126, Tiruppur district 4.The Executive Engineer, TANGEDCO, Wind Farm Development Division Kolumam Road, Udumalpet - 642126, Tiruppur District 5.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruppur District 6.The Block Development Officer/Special Officer Kundadam Panchayat Union Kundadam - 638702 Dharapuram Taluk Tiruppur District

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

(tar) 25.08.2023