Madras High CourtWP/14640/2020withdrawn dismissed

V.Selvamuthu v. The Secretary To Government

2021-02-23Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.02.2021 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.No.14640 of 2020 V.Selvamuthu ...

petitioner Vs 1 The Secretary to Government Industries Department Govt. of Tamil Nadu Secretariat Fort St. George Chennai-09 2 The Commissioner of Geology and mining Guindy Chennai 3 The District Collector, Namakkal District 4 The Assistant Director of Geology and Mining Geology and Mining Dept.

Namakkal District 5 The Revenue Divisional Officer Revenue Divisional Office Tiruchengode Namakkal dt 6 The Thasildar Taluk Office, Namakkal District 7 The Regional Controller of Mines Indian Bureau of Mines Rajaji Bhavan, CGO Complex Besant Nagar Chennai 8 V.Sasikumar Assistant Director of Geology and Mining Geology and Mining Dept.

Namakkal District 9 C.Nandhagopalan ...

respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 herein to take suitable action against the 8th and 9th respondent for carrying on illegal mining and

transported around 85 000 tons of minerals valued at Rs. 23 80 00 000/- creating loss to the public exchequer recover the 100 percentage cost of the minerals along with the maximum enhanced seniorage fee as penalty from the 9th respondent and further refrain from granting any lease over the unlawfully mined area measuring an extent of 0.92.50 hectare in S.NO.135/4 of Sowdhapuram Village, Patta No.831, Komarapalayam Taluk, Namakkal District without carrying on proper environmental impact assessment and mine closure.

For Petitioner ::

Mr.N.Balaji For Respondents::

Mr.E.Manoharan, Spl.GP for respondents 1 to 7 Mr.K.S.Suresh, Government Advocate for respondents 3, 5 and 6 Mr.N.Manoharan, Spl.G.P.

For respondents 1, 2 and 4.

ORDER

(made by SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J.) Learned counsel for the appellant seeks permission to withdraw the petition . Such permission is granted. W.P.No.14640 of 2020 is dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.18173 and 18174 of 2020 are closed. There will be no order as to costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar tar To:

1 The Secretary to Government Industries Department Govt. of Tamil Nadu Secretariat Fort St. George Chennai-09 2 The Commissioner of Geology and mining Guindy Chennai 3 The District Collector, Namakkal District 4 The Assistant Director of Geology and Mining Geology and Mining Dept.

Namakkal District

5 The Revenue Divisional Officer Revenue Divisional Office Tiruchengode Namakkal dt 6 The Thasildar, Taluk Office, Namakkal District 7.The Regional controller of Mines, Indian Bureau of Mines, Rajaji Bhavan, CGO Complex, Besant Nagar, Chennai.

+1cc to Mr.L.Chandrakumar, Advocate SR.10776 +1cc to mr.V.Ragavachari, Advocate SR.10600 +1cc to the Government Pleader SR.10997 W.P.No.14640 of 2020 LN(CO) CB(05/03/2021)